Hi Paul First of all, In my scenario I dont have internet connection and I am doing the installations from scratch. So, I first update ports manually, and now I CAN INSTALL packages by hand. I know it is not the ideal, but my network card works only for Windows. I am not a server administrator , I am only a student who whish to learn more about freeBSD.
So, as I am able to install more ports packages, I am installing more software, but I noticed those messages (everytime I install something with portinstall) cd: can't cd to /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade [missing key: categories] [Updatting the portsdb <format:dbd_btree> in /usr/ports ... - 17674 port entries found .... 1000 ... 2000 .... 17000..... done] missing key : categories: Cannot read the portsdb! database file error an I am not sure how to get rid of them Thank you for your support Alberto On 9/26/07, Paul Ooi Cong Jen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > btw, you need internet connection for port installation. else can try > pkg_add media from ROM > > then try run > sh> portsnap fetch > sh> portsnap extract > > then you will see portupgrade is actually in > sh> cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portupgrade > > the port tree has been updated for portupgrade > > Regards, > Paul Ooi Cong Jen > http://www.takizo.com/blog > > Mr Anderson wrote: > > Hello > > > > Well, I could find a CD/DVD updated of FreeBSD. Well, I decided to > continue > > manually. I download the last ports.tar.gz file. I unpacked to > /usr/ports. > > :) > > Then I tried the following and message said about can't cd to > > systutils/portupgrade (is that fine?) > > > > #portversion > > cd: can't cd to /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade > > ..... > > and then try to download an index file, but as I dont have internet > > connection, it start to > > updateing the ports index.... > > > > > > After it finished I tried > > > > #portversion > > cd: can't cd to /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade > > [missing key: categories] [Updatting the portsdb <format:dbd_btree> in > > /usr/ports ... - 17674 port entries found > > .... 1000 ... 2000 .... 17000..... done] > > missing key : categories: Cannot read the portsdb! > > database file error > > db41 > > expat > > ... the show the lis of pakages > > > > So, what is wrong with the database? and also > > [missing key: categories] ? > > cd: can't cd to /usr/ports/sysutils/portupgrade ??? > > > > How can I fixed those? > > > > Anderson > > > > > > > > On 9/19/07, Simon Barner < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Mr Anderson wrote: > >>> Hello > >>> > >>> I have been using FreeBSD in the Univ recently and quite interesting. > I > >>> decided to installed FreeBSD 6.2 in my laptop (I dont have internet > >>> connection) and now I want to install apache and other software. So, I > >>> downloaded ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/ports/ports.tar.gz > >> and > >>> copy to my laptop to update ports. > >>> How do I update ports from the > >>> file? Right now, I have an old version of Ports, portsnap fetch does > not > >>> work because I do not have internet > >>> connection, and FreeBSD does not recognize my netowrk card reader, so > >>> I want to do it by hand , step by step. > >>> > >>> Any tip how to do update? Should I just unzip the file in /usr/ports , > >> but > >>> previosly delete everything??? > >> I'd mv /usr/ports /usr/ports.orig before unzipping the port. Also have > a > >> look at the `fetch-recursive-list' target. It allows you to generate a > >> shell script that will download all the required distfiles for a > specific > >> port. E.g. > >> > >> cd /usr/ports/www/apache22 > >> make fetch-recursive-list > >> > >> If you are going for packages instead of ports, have a look at > >> pkg_fetch(1). > >> > >> -- > >> Best regards / Viele Grüße, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Simon Barner > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
