From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 21 22:10:46 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5B0DE1065673 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:10:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com) Received: from mail-lpp01m010-f54.google.com (mail-lpp01m010-f54.google.com [209.85.215.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C2ABD8FC0C for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:10:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: by lagz14 with SMTP id z14so12100652lag.13 for ; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:10:44 -0800 (PST) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com designates 10.152.110.102 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.152.110.102; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com designates 10.152.110.102 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=fernando.apesteguia@gmail.com Received: from mr.google.com ([10.152.110.102]) by 10.152.110.102 with SMTP id hz6mr22607058lab.21.1329862244592 (num_hops = 1); Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:10:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=1y80qm85qHJWKHpn/lk2XMXk5v48LhQkP/hZgfI/PVA=; b=SKPxLwjZT9TLhfHs7JIo89KDR/86qne2YxJd1mLNRXDQBOrdZ5baJwGxQYEBc5wy0W zn5Kw1+THQKSD4UlBPM7AVH9nih32nedo9kdQCXS8uh5hT09Mh3iSBrBw9DjvAwYGKqs Z4iDRjrHE34lxntaMNRa+63qBnh0zRA5yPB3U= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.152.110.102 with SMTP id hz6mr18927911lab.21.1329862244551; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:10:44 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.152.13.72 with HTTP; Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:10:44 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20120221223323.a3ccc492.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <20120221223323.a3ccc492.freebsd@edvax.de> Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:10:44 +0100 Message-ID: From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Fernando_Apestegu=EDa?= To: Polytropon Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: Current way of downloading sources X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:10:46 -0000 On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 10:33 PM, Polytropon wrote: > On Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:18:41 +0100, Fernando Apestegu=EDa wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > Before 9.0 I used to use sysinstall to download sources for several > > distributions including kernel and libraries. However, this doesn't see= m > to > > work anymore. Whatever source distribution I try to download I get the > > error that it doesn't exist in the server. > > > > The handbook[1] still says sysinstall can be used to do the job. Is it > > right? If so, what could be my mistake. > > The easiest way to get the RELEASE sources is to download > them using FTP: > > ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386/9.0-RELEASE/src.txz > > (and for amd64 architecture respectively) > > Leaving the discussion "old vs. new installer" aside, this > method should always work. > Thanks for the URL. Should I file a PR about the handbook issue? > > > > -- > Polytropon > Magdeburg, Germany > Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0 > Andra moi ennepe, Mousa, ... >