On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 10:28:01PM +1030, David Walker wrote: > Thank you Peter. > > I still get the same error message (error line wrapped): > > pkg_add ./pgt-firmware-1.2p2.tgz > Bad pkg_db: No such file or directory at > /usr/libdata/perl5/OpenBSD/PackageInfo.pm line 63. > > Line 63: > > opendir(my $dir, $pkg_db) or die "Bad pkg_db: $!"); > > Somethings wrong with my environment but what ...
This smells like a bad install of OpenBSD. Your /var is lacking /var/db/pkg. Maybe rerun mtree to verify your install. > On 27/02/2012, Peter Hessler <[email protected]> wrote: > > NO! > > > > For the love of everything holy, don't fucking use wget. > > > > the built-in ftp(1) client can download from http servers. > > > > and, do NOT just extract the files. we have package tools for a reason. > > > > EITHER: > > a) pkg_add http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/5.0/pgt-firmware-1.2.tgz > > > > OR > > > > b) ftp http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/5.0/pgt-firmware-1.2.tgz && > > pkg_add ./pgt-firmware-1.2.tgz > > > > Anything else is stupid. > > > > > > > > On 2012 Feb 26 (Sun) at 18:21:31 +0400 (+0400), Wesley M. wrote: > > :Try this : > > :add wget package using pkg_add -vi wget > > :wget http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/5.0/pgt-firmware-1.2p2.tgz > > :Then extract this in /etc/firmware. > > :Halt your machine, Remove your network card, and now plug the new card, > > :boot > > : > > :Hope that it will help. > > : > > :Wesley. > > : > > : > > :On Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:02:28 +1030, David Walker > > :<[email protected]> wrote: > > :> Thanks Wesley. > > :> > > :> I forgot about that. > > :> I was going from man pgt which says: > > :> FILES > > :> > > :> A prepackaged version of the firmware, designed to be used with > > :> pkg_add(1), can be found at: > > :> > > :> http://firmware.openbsd.org/firmware/pgt-firmware-1.2.tgz > > :> > > :> The problem I have is that fw_update doesn't accept arguments and I > > :> need the adjacent pcmcia slot for the ethernet card and they are both > > :> bulky cards. > > :> I need to remove the conexant card to insert the ethernet card to > > :> access the network and then fw_update reports there are no devices to > > :> update - the conexant card is no longer attached. > > :> :] > > :> > > :> If you can think of a way to run this locally it'd be great. > > :> > > :> On 26/02/2012, Wesley M. <[email protected]> wrote: > > :>> try fw_update (provided in OpenBSD 5.0) > > :>> > > :>> Wesley. > > :>> > > :>> On Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:51:03 +1030, David Walker > > :>> <[email protected]> wrote: > > :>>> Hi. > > :>>> > > :>>> I'm trying to do: > > :>>> pkg_add http://firmware.openbsd.olg/firmware/pgt-firmware-1.2.tgz > > :>>> > > :>>> I get this: > > :>>> parsing pgt-firmware-1.2.tgz > > :>>> Bad pkg_db: No such file or directory at > > :>>> /usr/libdata/perl5/OpenBSD/PackageInfo. > > :>>> pm line 63. > > :>>> > > :>>> Do I need to add perl manually? > > :>>> > > :>>> Best wishes. > > : > > > > -- > > Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing is like > > shoveling the walk before it stops snowing. > > -- Phyllis Diller > -- :wq Claudio
