Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 06:17:17 -0700 (MST) From: Don Yuniskis <dgy@rtd.com> To: inima@inima.al Cc: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.1 installation Message-ID: <199608151317.GAA17425@seagull.rtd.com> In-Reply-To: <30169.inima@inima.al> from "inima@inima.al" at Aug 14, 96 08:22:47 am
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> I tried to install FreeBSD 2.1 withour sources and it worked. But, latter, > trying to recompile the kernel because of the mouse I needed sources. I > tried to use /stand/sysinstall selecting custom installation and there only > kernel sources. > > Because my CD-ROM is not "BSD compatible" (it is a version of Creative > Labs), I tried to install sources as I dir for the system itself via the dos > partition, copying before the ssys*.* files to c:\freebsd\src IN THE SAME > WAY I did the installation of the system, but it did not worked (file > ssys.aa not found). I repeated the process using the directory > c:\freebsd\dist\src, then again by using floppies, but always the same. I think sysinstall is hosed in 2.1R -- it will work the *first* time you install but *not* thereafter from a working system. Can someone clarify this / workaround? > May you help me how to install sources without doing the reinstallation of > all from the beginning ? Copy the tar balls you want onto your FBSD partition (or, if they are already on a DOS partition, mount *that* partition so it is accessible to FBSD). Then, use something like 'cat foo.* | tar xzvpf -' to explode each group (e.g., "foo") of files... --don
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