Date: Wed, 28 Apr 1999 00:16:11 +0600 (ESS) From: Ilia Chipitsine <ilia@cgilh.chel.su> To: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> Cc: Andreas Kreuzinger <kreuzing@dbai.tuwien.ac.at>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Error message: XFree86-3.3.3.1 not found Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9904280013140.2686-100000@jane.cgu.chel.su> In-Reply-To: <3725BFC4.3FD887D@uk.radan.com>
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On Tue, 27 Apr 1999, Mark Ovens wrote: > Andreas Kreuzinger wrote: > > > > Hi ! > > > > I installed FreeBSD 3.1-RELEASE from different server (.de, .cz, > > gd.tuwien.ac.at, ftp.freebsd.org) but every time it failed. > > After installing distribution X-User (Basic without sources, X server > > (SVGA, VGA16, S3 and S3V) and fonts (fnts, f100 and fscl)) and rebooting > > the computer I run sysinstall and selected some packages. But when I try > > to install them, I get the error message "Warning: is a > > required package but was not found." for each package who needs X. > > > > If I look into the directory /usr/X11R6/ everything seems to be fine. > > > > I searched at the homepage but didn't find anything that would help me. > > > > Any hints? > > Maybe it is only a missing symlink? > > > > You need to create a directory /var/db/pkg/XFree86-3.3.3.1 > > This should get created by sysinstall (even though XFree is a > distribution, not a package) but sometimes it doesn't for some reason. me saw it at least once. I guess a lot of people did also. Is it FreeBSD bug ?! Or what ?! Is it just a "feature" ? A lot of people can tell you create a directo.... but nobody will confess that IT IS A BUG ! I even saw somewhere at FAQ/Handbook that solution :-(( with mkdir :-(( > > > thx > > andy > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > -- > FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org > My Webpage http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~markov > _______________________________________________________________ > Mark Ovens, CNC Apps Engineer, Radan Computational Ltd. Bath UK > CAD/CAM solutions for Sheetmetal Working Industry > mailto:marko@uk.radan.com http://www.radan.com > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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