From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 9 17:27:29 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 055B51065675; Wed, 9 Mar 2011 17:27:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from superbisquit@gmail.com) Received: from mail-vw0-f54.google.com (mail-vw0-f54.google.com [209.85.212.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8E31D8FC0C; Wed, 9 Mar 2011 17:27:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: by vws16 with SMTP id 16so771609vws.13 for ; Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:27:27 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=OkhzUqIDwpQ/osZrLDUbpDq1rTwdXKh7sxnZ1GN3ma8=; b=H2K+RTHWiUBUEluEfm2pfPgBDSbmrzWoPJt9nMByzhgoFEObpjGW3szeOzJ3Z1K5pf 2UkZP2t4kAdCcZBvujS3i69jIRsxyRqUp2iqG2zWlWeOF7wD3vWxUypRJgUCGSPbjaAh 6QA/AXUWdMowc6aoxDIrsnB2cqlgbk7sApRgo= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=So+1cUv2sX4RhhYWArezoyEX4vRhgHiWh6GKl06dyR+KdZn4Lqt2wVn94luU4w6bz4 t4d49qFd9qPwS+BeYfTQFy0NOgfLVdSUmNXqgD8sMuy5cPmPY5X8kWDKn4Vv+EqsczN7 sg8Hlyf8ozJuXjJu4kmBbSBPPE+DKrDEa48Gk= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.220.100.202 with SMTP id z10mr1874156vcn.20.1299691647286; Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:27:27 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.220.96.80 with HTTP; Wed, 9 Mar 2011 09:27:27 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <4D77B68D.8010607@freebsd.org> References: <4D77A593.1050502@freebsd.org> <4D77B68D.8010607@freebsd.org> Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 12:27:27 -0500 Message-ID: From: Super Bisquit To: Nathan Whitehorn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation problems with BSD install ISO and SunBlade 1000 X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:27:29 -0000 On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 12:19 PM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > On 03/09/11 10:27, Super Bisquit wrote: > > > > On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > >> On 03/09/11 09:29, Super Bisquit wrote: >> >>> Keyboard layout is not properly recognized. Non Sun keyboard. >>> Neither pc-sysinstall nor sysinstall will allow the creation of more than >>> two partitions. When multiple partitions are created, it fails with not >>> being able to find the superblock. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >> >> Can you please provide more details? What keyboard layout did you select, > > The last layout on the list us type > >> what kind of keyboard are you using? > > ViewSonic PC105 usb > > > I forgot to ask: what specifically did you mean by "Not properly > recognized"? > The layout is PC105. The vertical separator is instead located where the tilde key is, the question mark key is located at the number 6. > > > How did you attempt to lay out the partitions on disk? > > /(root) swap /var /tmp /usr /usr/local /home > >> At what point and from where did you get the error about the superblock? >> > After the reboot, using pcsysinstall and the layout above. It dropped > immediately into single user mode > >> >> > OK, so from the kernel. Which filesystem was it complaining about? > I used the freebsd-ufs. Everything after swap was not recognized. Also, the last install would not let me create a /usr/local. > -Nathan > I have to step out away from my SPARC and PPC machines for a couple of days. Apologies beforehand if the next reply is delayed. Desmond