From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 6 17:00:37 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A38A116A4DA for ; Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:00:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lee_shackelford@dot.ca.gov) Received: from trmx001.dot.ca.gov (svhqsacsmtp01.dot.ca.gov [64.174.7.134]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6333643D45 for ; Wed, 6 Sep 2006 17:00:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lee_shackelford@dot.ca.gov) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 6.5.4 March 27, 2005 Message-ID: From: Lee Shackelford Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 10:00:35 -0700 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on SACSMTP01/SVR/Caltrans/CAGov(Release 6.55FP1HF70 | July 20, 2006) at 09/06/2006 10:00:36 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Subject: installing 6.1 on Compaq Proliant 5000 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2006 17:00:37 -0000 Initial message posted on 8/24/2006: Good morning dear FreeBSD enthusiasts. I am attempting to install FreeBSD 6.1 on a Compaq Proliant 5000. The computer is equipped with four Pentium Pro processors clocked at 200 mhz and with a Smart 2/P hardware-RAID array. The BIOS indicates that the first two processors have failed. They are actually okay, but there is something wrong with their socket on the motherboard... Current message: Thank you to the two people who responded to my original message. With their help, I have progressed to the point of specifying the slice into which I want the system installed. There are three primary slices on this computer, plus one extended slice. The three primary slices all end within the 1024 cylinder limit. The two primary slices that do not contain FreeBSD are reserved for the installation of other operating systems. I wish to place the swap slice/partition in the extended slice. The fdisk program supplied with FreeBSD sees all of the extended slice as one slice, and does not seem to be able to see the logical slices within it. Most of my 15 gb. drive is in the extended slice. Does anyone know how to solve this problem? All suggestions are appreciated. Yours truly, Lee Shackelford