From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Dec 19 15:18:20 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id PAA00691 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 15:18:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from pen.net (pen.net [208.222.62.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id PAA00686 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 15:18:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from None@pen.net) Message-Id: <199712192318.PAA00686@hub.freebsd.org> From: none@pen.net Reply-To: none@pen.net Subject: installation To: questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: TSX-Online Date: Fri, 19 Dec 97 18:07:45 cst Organization: Pensacola Internet Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I've used FIPS to partition my HD (815MB Western Digital which is too large for my computer to recognize without the help of a program); I now have two DOS formatted partitions on my HD: one 400MB which I am using for DOS, the other 413MB which I would like to use for FreeBSD. When I run the FreeBSD installation program boot disk I find no conflicts with my hardware. I choose novice installation and enter the FDISK Partition Editor. Here I encounter the following information: disk name: wd0 disk geometry: 6546 cyls/15 heads/17 sectors: 1669230 sectors offset size end name ptype desc subtype flags 0 17 16 - 6 unused 0 17 1667169 1667185 wd0s1 1 unknown 85 > 1667186 2062 1669247 - 6 unused 0 > Unfortunately I have only a rudimentary understanding of this information and it looks nothing like what I might have expected (ie: two options, one 400MB, the other 413MB). I highlight the third item (unused) and select (c)reate. I accept 2062 as the size (it won't do anything if I enter something like 413M) and 165 as the type. The table now displays: offset size end name ptype desc subtype flags 0 17 16 - 6 unused 0 17 1667169 1667185 wd0s1 1 unknown 85 > 1667186 2044 1669229 wd0s2 3 freebsd 165 C 1669230 18 1669247 - 6 unused 0 > I've tried highlighting the first item and selecting (c)reate before but nothing happens. I (q)uit. I select bootmgr. I receive this warning: disk slice error: chunk 'wd0s2' [1667186..1669229] does not start on a track boundry. I choose ok. I am now in the FreeBSD Disklabel Editor where the following information is highlighted: disk: wd0 partition: wd0s2 free: 2044 blocks (0MB) This isn't looking right at all and I have no idea what to do about it. Though I'm able to choose the (a)uto defaults for all option at this point I haven't gone beyond the screen which prompts for my PPP information because I don't actually understand what has happened in these partition menus. Could you please shed some light on this?