Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 07:37:11 -0700 (PDT) From: K Chapman <tech2187@yahoo.com> To: stuart nichols <stu@area51.capnet.state.tx.us> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Still can't get -current, was Re: getting -current??? Message-ID: <20040730143711.6963.qmail@web51003.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20040729125639.K61148@area51.capnet.state.tx.us>
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> > 20040324 - CURRENT is like from the stoneage, get > a newer version, ade > > suggeste SESNAP which can be found at > snapshots.se.freebsd.org where we build > > daily snaps for AMD64, that would give you a new > CURRENT and us a chance to > > know if they work :) > > I grabbed and burned the > 5.2-CURRENT-20040727-SESNAP.iso file from > snapshots.se.freebsd.org/snapshots/amd64/ISO-IMAGES/ > (it appears that the > 0728 and 0729 builds busted). The CD boots fine and > I get a regular > install screen. The custom page works normally up > to the point where I > commit, and then it can't find the files it needs > from snapshots.se.freebsd.org. > > The installer sets its release name to 5.2-CURRENT, > which is not found on > any server I tried. I am not sure what path it > checks for these files. > > I tried setting the release name to > 5.2-CURRENT-20040727-SESNAP (there is > such a directory, but there do not appear to be any > dist files ) and even > to /snapshots/amd64/5.2-CURRENT-20040727-SESNAP but > that didn't work. I > poked around for something like -current, but > couldn't find one. > > So how do I natively get a -current for AMD64? I > apparently need step by > step instructions. I've built countless i386 boxes, > so I know the install > process. I don't want to start with an i386 build > for this processor; > I want to use native amd64 software the whole way > (the i386 build works > just fine on this processor). > > This whole thing started out with me trying to do an > update for AMD64 > 5.2.1-RELEASE, which was lacking cvsup. I'm testing > things out because I > am about to issue a PO for 4 dual-Opteron servers > and I want to have the > details ironed out about the OS install and what to > specify for > motherboard/CPU combos before I issue a PO. I would > prefer a -RELEASE > that is updatable, since I want to put these servers > into production, but > I'd at least like to get SOMETHING running properly > before the new servers > arrive. 5.2.1-RELEASE AMD64 ran fine, by the way; > I just couldn't update > it in the usual way, so I asked about what happened > to cvsup. > > I have an MSI K8T Neo motherboard, with an Athalon64 > 2800+. I am willing > (quite willing) to provide testing and other help > with the AMD64 > architecture. > > stu > > stuart nichols > CAPnet Network Operations i dont understand why you cant install cvsup from http://people.freebsd.org/~peter/cvsup-without-gui-16.1h.tbz?? thats what i did after installing amd64 5.2.1 and it works fine. please check the mailing list archives on cvsup and amd64. it does work... ===== aaarrrggghhh!!!! FreeBSD rocks __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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