From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 21 09:38:28 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 75DCD16A405 for ; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:38:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from malcolm.kay@internode.on.net) Received: from smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.203]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA34143D46 for ; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:38:27 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from malcolm.kay@internode.on.net) Received: from alpha.home (ppp229-109.lns2.adl4.internode.on.net [203.122.229.109]) by smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (8.13.6/8.13.5) with ESMTP id k3L9cPUI050895; Fri, 21 Apr 2006 19:08:25 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from malcolm.kay@internode.on.net) From: Malcolm Kay Organization: at home To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 19:08:24 +0930 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <20060419021048.70944.qmail@web31613.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20060419021048.70944.qmail@web31613.mail.mud.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200604211908.24664.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> Cc: Aguiar Magalhaes Subject: Re: Installing Free over linux installation 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: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 09:38:28 -0000 On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:40 am, Aguiar Magalhaes wrote: > Hi list, > > Using standard installation (sysinstall), I'm trying > to install the FreeBSD 6.0 in the machine where exist > a old linux installation (The linux will be full > replaced) > > In the fdisk stage, I've created /, swap, /var, /usr > and /home slices, but when I confirm, I've received a > error message about the swap slice: > > "Unable to find device node for /dev/ad0s1b in /dev! > The creation of filesystem will be aborted" > It seems that you are trying to force your precocieved ideas=20 (from Linux) on th DreeBSD installation. =46reeBSD is a UNIX/BSD derivative which has its own partitioning=20 system. A slice is treated (more or less) as though it was a=20 complete physical device and will normally be subdivided into=20 BSD partitions one of which is (partition 'b') is normally used=20 for swap.=20 If you are using the entive disk for FreeBSD then allocate the=20 entire disk as a single FreeBSD slice and then move on to the=20 labelling mode where this slice is subdivided for BSD=20 partitions. There should be at least 2 visible from sysinstall; namely ad0s1a containing the root file system and ad0a1b containg=20 the swap space. Usually there will be more than 2 visible=20 partitions -- it is usual to provide a separate partition=20 for /usr and sometimes /home, /var and /tmp. It is possible to create a swap area in a separate slice but this=20 is probably somewhat difficult to do directly through=20 sysinstall. Malcolm=20 > What is it ? How can I fix it ? > > Thanks, > > Aguiar > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Abra sua conta no Yahoo! Mail: 1GB de espa=E7o, alertas de > e-mail no celular e anti-spam realmente eficaz. > http://br.info.mail.yahoo.com/ > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"