From owner-freebsd-questions Wed May 27 14:16:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA02715 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 27 May 1998 14:16:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from mail.castlegate.net (mail.castlegate.net [207.168.201.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA02636; Wed, 27 May 1998 14:16:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Porter@castlegate.net) Received: from tech-machine.castlegate.net ([207.168.201.115]) by mail.castlegate.net (post.office MTA v2.0 0813 ID# 0-18511U1000) with SMTP id AAA164; Wed, 27 May 1998 17:15:42 -0400 Message-ID: <001901bd89b4$9afe0820$73c9a8cf@tech-machine.castlegate.net> From: Porter@castlegate.net (Chris Porter) To: , , Subject: Port Installation Problems? Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 17:15:41 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD8993.138F5400" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD8993.138F5400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I purchased the FreeBSD 2-cd set a year or so ago and it has worked fine = with one exception: When I install ports into /usr/ports they don't = actually run. I just get a directory with the same name as the port I = was trying to install with sub-directories like CVS, pkg, files and the = like. I have tried to MAKE the program, but I always get the message = that the file is up to date. I have also been unable to get the Boot = Manager to activate when I install it from a Windows 95-based system. = Any suggestions? Please respond to this address as I am not subscribed = to any FreeBSD mailing lists at this time. Thanks in advance, Chris Porter General Tech and Web Programmer at castlegate.net ------=_NextPart_000_0016_01BD8993.138F5400 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I purchased the FreeBSD 2-cd set a = year or so=20 ago and it has worked fine with one exception: When I install ports into = /usr/ports they don't actually run. I just get a directory with the same = name as=20 the port I was trying to install with sub-directories like CVS, pkg, = files and=20 the like. I have tried to MAKE the program, but I always get the message = that=20 the file is up to date. I have also been unable to get the Boot Manager = to=20 activate when I install it from a Windows 95-based system. Any = suggestions?=20 Please respond to this address as I am not subscribed to any FreeBSD = mailing=20 lists at this time.
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Chris Porter
General Tech and Web Programmer at=20 castlegate.net
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