Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:49:18 -0800 From: Jason Helfman <jhelfman@e-e.com> To: Dave <dave@g8kbv.demon.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg_add fail on FreeBSD V8.0 Message-ID: <20101130204917.GD40540@eggman.experts-exchange.com> In-Reply-To: <4CF560FC.2510.11BD7E12@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk> References: <7810389687.20101130091836@yandex.ru> <4CF560FC.2510.11BD7E12@dave.g8kbv.demon.co.uk>
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On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 08:39:24PM -0000, Dave thus spake: >OK, another show stopper for me, but probably a simple fix for the >wise on list. > >FreeBSD V8.0 that I'm slowley getting to know (and beginning to like!) > >FreeBSD FBSD.67MK181QZ 8.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.0-RELEASE #0: Wed Apr 14 >22:55:09 BST 2010 >root@FBSD.67MK181QZ:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/PPSGENERIC i386 > >Looking to install the Hiawatha webserver, but got this when I tried... > >pkg_add -r hiawatha > >Error: Unable to get >ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.0- >release/Latest/hiawatha.tbz: File unavailable (e.g., file not found, >no access) >pkg_add: unable to fetch >'ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/i386/packages-8.0- >release/Latest/hiawatha.tbz' by URL > >It worked ok on a V8.1 box I threw together for testing things during the >works lunch hour. So, can I (and how) get this version to use I guess the >8.1 repository, or how do I cleanly update this to 8.1, though to >maintain my needed PPS support I guess I'll need to recompile the kernel >again? Is the change from V8.0 to V8.1 realy that a big step? > >Or compile Hiawatha from sources? (I *Will* need guidance and hand- >holding to do that!) > >Advice please, before I mess things up. > >Regards. > >Dave B. Are you using sudo by chance when installing? > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Jason Helfman System Administrator experts-exchange.com http://www.experts-exchange.com/M_4830110.html
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