Crux 3.0 pkg management unworking

Crux 3.0 installed from usb with setup, only core installed, pkginfo --installed will list the installed core pkg's but none of the other pkg utils can see anything at all. pkgadd, pkgrm etc. works if invoked in the directory and code runs but won't add to database, repository etc., whats wrong. Setup can't see remote servers because I can't get out of the network without X11, authenticates with javascript etc., can't it just use a local directory instead?