Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2002 22:15:35 -0400 From: Jud <jud@myrealbox.com> To: questions@freebsd.org, "Ian Barnes" <ian@cerebellum.za.net> Subject: Re: SysInstall Problem Message-ID: <RPPOOLGAB0E0BAZUQN4Z1W3YXVQOEA64.3d474847@sparky> In-Reply-To: <INEHIGGGOPFHACAEGEBFGEBECCAA.ian@cerebellum.za.net>
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7/29/2002 10:54:52 AM, "Ian Barnes" <ian@cerebellum.za.net> wrote: >Hi, > >I am trying to install 4.5 on a 4gig hdd. I boot up using the CD, all goes >well, i get to the sysinstall main menu, and i carry on, i create >partitions, 4 of them, one for /, one for /var, one for /usr/home, and one >for swap (in that order). I then write the information, which all goes well. >The problem comes in when i try and write the label information. I set it up >as above. > >The error i get is the one below: > ><snip> >Unable to swap to /dev/ad0s4b: Device not configured ></snip> >I push enter, to get to the next error > ><snip 2> >Unable to make new root filesystem on /dev/ad0s1a >Command returned status 1 > ></snip 2> > >In the debug screen, i get : > ><snip 3> >DEBUG: Scanning disk ad0 for root filesystem >DEBUG: Scanning disk ad0 for swap partitions >newfs: /dev/ad0s1a: 'a' partition is unavailable > ></snip 3> > >The hdd is fine, because just before i was gonna change it to bsd, i was >using it in doze ... > >Any help would be great > >Thanks >Ian A guess - the b partition is usually swap. Try putting your swap there. Also, why is the machine looking for swap on s4, but / on s1? Did you intend to set up / on a different slice? (Can that work?) What's on s2 and s3? Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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