Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:33 +0200 From: Eitan Adler <eitanadlerlist@gmail.com> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysinstall: download via pure http Message-ID: <a0777e081003130955r7501720dj60ce776fbb56ded5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4B9BCCDC.20302@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <a0777e081003110707h6615ddafv97a0d5f9d6a2bd0e@mail.gmail.com> <4B992AA3.1080504@infracaninophile.co.uk> <a0777e081003130622q1f09b983t14a068bcaab29e92@mail.gmail.com> <4B9BCCDC.20302@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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> For the initial install? Yes -- you're right: there's no obvious > 'install via HTTP' option. =A0 Trying to install via HTTP proxy and sayin= g > ftp.freebsd.org:80 when prompted seems like it should work to me, but I > haven't verified that. Next time I install I'll try this - I was just wondering if this was an opt= ion > One handy hint when installing is *don't feel you have to do everything > from within sysinstall*. =A0Your priority should be to get the OS up and > running: everything else you can do from within the OS, which is a far > more flexible and powerful platform than sysinstall. Exactly the same as my own sentiments > If you're trying to install packages via HTTP rather than FTP, then try > setting PACKAGEROOT in your environment. =A0Like this: I don't use binary packages - only ports. Thanks
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