8.4: move to pkgng - "No valid repository found."

[Anton Sayetsky]

2014-07-02 18:12 GMT+03:00 Mike. <the.lists at mgm51.com>:
>
>
> I'm running FreeBSD 8.4.  I want to move to the new package system
> (I've been using it on 10.0, and I like it a lot).
>
> Soooo... here's what I did.
>
> - install /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/pkg
>
> - followed these instructions:
>    - switch to pkgng:
>        1) Add WITHOUT_PKGNG to /etc/make.conf
>        2) Install ports-mgmt/pkg
>        3) Convert your package database by running pkg2ng
>        4) Remove WITHOUT_PKGNG from /etc/make.conf
>
> (btw,(1) above, I used "WITHOUT_PKGNG=YES" )
>
>
> - pkg info
>         I see the list of packages installed
>
> - pkg update
>         I see
>
>                 Updating repository catalogue
>                 No valid repository found.
>
>
>
> What did I do incorrectly?  Or, more importantly, how do I get back
> on track?
https://wiki.freebsd.org/pkgng#Availability_of_binary_pkgs_for_Download