Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 07:44:35 -0500 From: chuck yahrling <yahrling@cybertours.com> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: 2.1.5 CD set Message-ID: <2.2.32.19971121124435.0091a69c@pop3.cybertours.com>
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At long last I'm attempting to configure the 2.1.5 version on an intel P75. I'm using a SCSI CDROM drive that seems to be working OK, but after selecting various packages, such as SAMBA or the HTML docs, I get errors saying that the package can't be found on the installation media (CD in this case.) The rest of the install goes fine - that is, I get a good, basic text-based install that boots, hosts FTP over ethernet, etc. What I don't get is a lot of the packages I wanted. So where do I get them? I've looked at the ftp site(s) and when I drill down to the directories, I see very small text files, but no TAR, GZ or other binary archives. I'm guessing that I don't understand the way FreeBSD is distributed..... :^( I'm willing to RTFM but being that I'm a newbie (and certainly spoiled by Windows InstallShield wizards) I'm having a hard time finding the how-to docs. I'm tempted to go for one of the new 4-CD sets (2.5.5?) but don't want to get my hopes up, especially if the jumpstart docs are as spartan as the ones on the 2.1.5 CDs I have. I really want to make this work, so where do I find primers that tell me basic stuff like how to launch Xfree86, how to logout (quit, exit, ctrl-c, ctrl-z don't seem to work) etc? And is the new set really going to be easier? And is it available now (website sez mid December?) TIA chuck Chuck Yahrling Mass. DET 19 Staniford Street -4th Floor Boston, MA 02114 617-626-5652
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