Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 02:41:05 -0700 From: "adam palitz" <adampalitz@earthlink.net> To: "free bsd questions" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Pulling my hair out Message-ID: <002801bfb02c$b58c8cc0$76fe1818@socal.rr.com> References: <001201bfb022$f0e0bc60$76fe1818@socal.rr.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01BFAFF2.090C2300 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Ok...so let me get this straight...the installer doesn't let me actually = chosse the names of my partions...that part has to be standardized? what kind of sense does that make? if its going to put everything into / = , and .usr why does it promt me for other partions in the first = place...I understand of course that people would like to create other = partions then just /, var, and usr, but I just don't get why the system = wouldn't allow me to decide what files I want where also I didn't choose the auto-config because it didn't have an autoconfig I suppose thats strange? adam ----- Original Message -----=20 From: adam palitz=20 To: free bsd questions=20 Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 1:31 AM Subject: Pulling my hair out I'm trying to install 4.0release ....gets to the actual install and = ives me the following message: /mnt write fail file system full I have the following partitions: / 97 mgs /main 7gbs swap 200mgs =20 =20 what am I doing wrong? adam ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01BFAFF2.090C2300 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ok...so let me get this straight...the = installer=20 doesn't let me actually chosse the names of m</FONT>y partions...that = part has=20 to be standardized?</DIV> <DIV>what kind of sense does that make? if its going to put everything = into / ,=20 and .usr why does it promt me for other partions in the first place...I=20 understand of course that people would like to create other partions = then just=20 /, var, and usr, but I just don'<FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>t get = why the=20 system wouldn't allow me to decide what files I want where</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>also</DIV> <DIV>I didn't choose the auto-config because it didn't have an = autoconfig</DIV> <DIV>I suppose thats strange?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>adam</FONT></DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:adampalitz@earthlink.net" = title=3Dadampalitz@earthlink.net>adam=20 palitz</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG"=20 title=3Dfreebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>free bsd questions</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 27, 2000 = 1:31=20 AM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pulling my hair = out</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm trying to install 4.0release = ....gets to the=20 actual install and ives me the following message:</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/mnt write fail file system=20 full</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have the following = partitions:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/ 97 mgs</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>/main 7gbs</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>swap 200mgs</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>what am I doing wrong?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial = size=3D2>adam</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0025_01BFAFF2.090C2300-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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