Bug 12859

Summary:	Problem installing packages
Product:	Base System	Reporter:	grega <grega>
Component:	misc	Assignee:	Nick Hibma <n_hibma>
Status:	Closed FIXED
Severity:	Affects Only Me
Priority:	Normal
Version:	Unspecified
Hardware:	Any
OS:	Any

Description grega 1999-07-29 00:30:01 UTC

I'm trying to install the Gnome desktop package.  (I tried to install the KDE desktop package with the same results).  FreeBSD v3.2 from Greenbay CDROM has been installed on a Gateway 2000 4DX2-50V with a P83 chip upgrade, 64 meg of memory, and 2 4.3 gig hard drives.  The X window system has been installed.  
I type: /stand/sysinstall configPackages
The system responds: Probing devices, please wait
The Choose Installation Media screen appears and I select CDROM
The system responds: Located INDEX, now reading package data from it
I select gnome from the menu
I then select the different gnome components using the spacebar and press OK
I then select Install and press Enter
The system then tries to start the install; sometimes the first component is installed OK but it always stops with this error:
 Unable to fetch package xxxx from selected media. No package add will be done.
Then, every other component fails to load.

I've tried this install with each of the four CDs in the drive; each fails on a different component, but they all fail with the same error.

I'm new to FreeBSD and I'm trying to set this up as a company intranet, but to no avail.

Am I doing something wrong?  I've checked your website and the help files on the CD, but haven't found anything regarding this.

Your help is greatly appreciated.

How-To-Repeat: See above.

Comment 1 nick.hibma 1999-07-29 09:34:51 UTC

If I remember correctly there was a problem with the packages
installation on 3.2-STABLE. Dependencies of packages were spread over
the various CD"s instead of keeping them all on one disk.

Try the following: Copy the packages you want to install to the
harddisk, to for example /usr/tmp . 

Type

	pkg_add /usr/tmp/<name of package>

Whenever it complains about not being able to find a package, copy that
one there as well from one of the CD's. This should resolve all your
dependencies.

On the CD's you can find the package files on

	CD 1:	packages/All
	CD 3:	packages/All

If this does not work for you, let me know and I will try to be more
precise.

Nick

Comment 2 Nick Hibma freebsd_committer

1999-07-29 09:54:51 UTC

State Changed
From-To: open->closed

Pilot error/broken RELEASE/known problem. 
Will answer question through private e-mail

Comment 3 Nick Hibma freebsd_committer

1999-07-29 09:54:51 UTC

Responsible Changed
From-To: freebsd-bugs->n_hibma

I'll handle it.