Yeah, the easiest workaround is like this: - Download ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/ISO-IMAGES-i386/6.0/6.0-RELEASE-i386-bootonly.iso - Burn it to a CD - Boot it - Make sure to select FTP as source. - Install =)
On 1/31/06, A. Clausen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm a complete newbie to FreeBSD (coming from Linux). I bought (for > cheap) a boxed set of FreeBSD 5.2.1, and am looking to upgrade it for > XOrg and the latest version of Postfix. When I try to use sysinstall, I > get the following error: > > Warning: Can't find the `5.2.1-RELEASE' distribution on this > FTP server. You may need to visit a different server for > the release you are trying to fetch or go to the Options > menu and to set the release name to explicitly match what's > available on ftp1.freebsd.org (or set to "any"). > > Now, I'm pretty sure that the problem here is the age of the release (I > guess two years old), but I was wondering if there was a workaround. > > -- > A. Clausen > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
