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From: smarq@ucthpx.uct.ac.za (S Marquard)
Subject: newfs: partition 'a' not available ?
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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 16:06:09 +0200 (SAST)
Cc: smarq@ucthpx.uct.ac.za (S Marquard)
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I'm trying to install FreeBSD-2.1-RELEASE on a 486 DX4-100 PCI m/board
with a built-in PCI IDE controller and 1080MB Conner IDE h/drive.

It creates the partition fine, but when the slices are written,
it fails to create the swap device, and fails on the newfs for the root
partition with (on the debug screen)

	newfs: /dev/rwd0a: partition 'a' is not available

The install screen says that the command returned with status 1.

The partition & slices are set up using the install-suggested defaults.

I tried formatting a small DOS partition (10MB) and that works fine,
so the drive & controller definitely work, just not with FreeBSD it
seems.

Any advice? Is this a problem with the controller? 

Stephen Marquard
scm@silver.wcape.school.za
smarq@ucthpx.uct.ac.za