Well, I didn't write the install instructions and I think that I
answered enough questions to get Freenet running. I wish you good luck
(don't like your attitude).
On Wed, 2006-12-27 at 03:06 -0800, oregonrebel at gmail.com wrote:
> Forget it!
>
> Isn't it obvious I"m a basic user (an advanced basic user)?? I don't
> even know what you mean by cd into the installation directory. I try
> to avoid Terminal whenever possible. As far as I can tell, I correctly
> followed the INSTALL instructions, which say:
>
> Basically, all you need to do is make a directoy for freenet, unpack
> the tarball into that directory, change the permissions so that you
> can read write and execute as user (non-root) in thet directory and
> run the start script using the following commands :
>
> "
> ./bin/1run.sh
> ./run.sh start
> "
>
> Then, fire up your favorite web browser and point it to
> http://127.0.0.1: : if you get to a freenet page, your freenet
> node is up and running.
>
> AT THIS STAGE THE INSTALL IS DONE
>
>
> That's what I did-created a directory in my software folder and
> unpacked the archive. The permissions needed no changing, and then I
> pasted the commands into Terminal. Didn't work.
> Besides, you still haven't answered my other questions.
>
>
>
>
> Bouke J. Henstra wrote:
> > > Welcome to Darwin!
> > > My-Computer:~ Bob$ chmod +x run.sh
> > > chmod: run.sh: No such file or directory
> > > My-Computer:~ Bob$ ./1run.sh start
> > > -bash: ./1run.sh: No such file or directory
> > >
> >
> >
> > > All the files from the .tar file ARE on my HD, Location is
> > > ~Users/Bob/Backup Items/Software/Freenet/freenet07
> > >
> >
> > Did you cd into the installation directory?
> >
> > You are in ~Users/Bob, so this should work:
> >
> > cd Backup\ Items/
> > cd Software
> > cd Freenet
> > cd freenet07
> >
> > or
> >
> > cd Backup\ Items/Software/Freenet/freenet07
> >
> > Does the command 'chmod' work on your box?
> >
> > Test this with: chmod --help
> >
> > It should provide you some information. It should work:
> > http://www.hmug.org/man/1/chmod.php
> >
> > Just try chmod +x run.sh again after changing into the right directory
> > (cd).
> >
> >
> > > Also, please answer the other questions I asked: And I'm still
> > > unclear about using this-I see alist of "tools", do I need something
> > > else to use FN? I want to keep this as simple as possible.
> > >
> >
> > When you've got Freenet running:
> > - start your web browser
> > - go to http://127.0.0.1:
> >
> > You've got a working installation when this works.
> >
> > On version 0.7 you need references (connections with other users).
> > Please read "Important note for first time users" at
> > http://freenetproject.org/download.html
> >
> >
> > That's all to make it work.
> >
> > There are some tools, like Frost and Thaw. These are easy to use. Frost
> > is something like a news reader and Thaw is something like kazaa. It is
> > a good idea to use these two applications.
> >
> > Please keep in mind that you'll find all kinds of stuff on Freenet.
> > Think twice before you view something. There are horrible things that
> > you don't like to see. It's a reason why I don't use Freenet anymore.
> >
> >
> > > Also, the FAQs do not say how much storage space must be dedicated to
> > > FN. I assume I can choose an external drive?
> > >
> >
> > You are talking about the store-file (it's some kind of swap space). I
> > started with 500 M. Last time I configured it using 2 G.
> >
> > It is possible to use an external drive.
> >
> >
> >
