> -----Original Message----- > From: Matthew Seaman > That's because the mini-iso doesn't contain any packages. However, > apart from installing some third party packages, you have, in fact, > successfully installed FreeBSD. > > I suggest that you quit out of sysinstall, boot up your system in > FreeBSD, log in, make sure you set up the networking correctly and: > > Either: install the cvsup-without-gui port by: > > # pkg_add -r cvsup-without-gui > > Then use cvsup(1) to pull down the latest ports tree (see Appendix A.5 > of the handbook for instructions: > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/cvsup.html) > and install the extra software that you want via the ports(7) system. > Each time you update the ports tree, remember to run 'make index' to > regenerate the INDEX file. That takes a little time, as it has to > chew through about 9,100 ports and sort out all of the dependencies > and so forth. > > Highly recommended (if you choose this route) that the first port > you install should be sysutils/portupgrade, then use portupgrade to > install everything else. > > Or: from within FreeBSD, run sysinstall -- for 4.{8,9} it's > /stand/sysinstall, for 5.x it's /usr/sbin/sysinstall, go into the > Options section, set your installation media to FTP, choose a nearby > FTP server, then go into the 'Configuration' section and 'Packages' > within that. This will download the packages/INDEX from the FTP > server and give you a fairly easy way to install what packages you > require.
Hi Matthew Thank-you very much for your carefully considered reply - I now have a working system. With very best regards, Gavin Hubbard _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
