Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 16:07:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: Ryan Lauterbach <ryan@ece.ucsb.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: freebsd installation question Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908091606270.1164-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.96.990806002240.9393A-100000@apex.ece.ucsb.edu>
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On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Ryan Lauterbach wrote: > I am installing freebsd 3.2 from a dos partition. The installation was a > success except for that when i go to add packages i've downloaded i get an > error message saying 'can't find packages/Index from the media i've > chosen'. I have chosen the correct installation media (dos partition) and > the file INDEX is in place in my hard drive at c:\freebsd\packages\INDEX. > I am at a loss as to why the installation program does not see this file. It's expecting it to be on a CD or retrieved by FTP. I'd suggest installing packages manually with pkg_add in this instance. > This is preventing me from installing X windows. X is not a package. It shouldn't cause a problem. > Also, when i go to set up the network preferences to chose a PPP > interface, it gives me options for COM1 and COM2 but my modem is on COM4. > Maybe this is the wrong place to be setting up the modem. You need to enable COM4 in the boot-time config; it's not on by default since it conflicts with older video cards. Doug White Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | www.freebsd.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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