From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 4 23:24:51 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83E4816A4CE for ; Sun, 4 Jan 2004 23:24:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.richardflanagan.com.au (gateway.richardflanagan.com.au [203.149.71.45]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C85A43D1F for ; Sun, 4 Jan 2004 23:24:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from akozak@richardflanagan.com.au) Received: from akozak (akozak.richardflanagan.com.au [192.168.0.21]) by mail.richardflanagan.com.au (Postfix) with SMTP id CD6B0218BFF for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2004 17:25:57 +1000 (EST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-Id: <3FF912CA.000001.01972@AKOZAK> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 17:31:22 +1000 Content-Type: Multipart/related; type="multipart/alternative"; boundary="------------Boundary-00=_A8A0QL80000000000000" X-Mailer: IncrediMail (2501324) From: "Andrew Kozak" References: <3FF8E345.000001.01568@AKOZAK> To: "FreeBSD Newbies" X-FID: PLAINTXT-NONE-0000-0000-000000000000 X-Priority: 3 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Re: Unable to install freebsd X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 07:24:51 -0000 --------------Boundary-00=_A8A0QL80000000000000 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all=0D =0D Further to my email earlier (below) I thought I might have another go at installing 4.9, the error I have been getting is=0D =0D panic: contigmalloc1 size must be 0.=0D =0D Mean anything to anyone ?=0D =0D Andy=0D =0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: Andrew Kozak=0D Date: 05/01/2004 02:08:37 PM=0D To: FreeBSD Newbies=0D Subject: Re: Unable to install freebsd=0D =0D =0D Hi All=0D =0D I also had the same problem. I reinstalled 4.9 today (major unrecoverabl= e mess in my setup, reinstall was the only option, but we wont get into tha= t here), several attempts, and found that I always had an error I have neve= r heard of, and darned if I can remember it now. I know I should have writt= en it down, but was blaming operator error at this stage, and just kept goin= g.=0D =0D I then popped in my trusty old 4.7 cd and oi oi oi, we are up and running= 20 mins later=0D =0D Is there a problem with 4.9 ? or did I get a dodgy distro ? I tried the suggested directions below, but did not solve my problem. Ahh well, thank goodness for ports and cvsup. ;) I guess that's the greatest thing about = BSD got a prob, well there is always an option.=0D =0D Regards=0D Andy=0D -------Original Message-------=0D =0D From: rob copsey=0D Date: 05/01/2004 12:42:14 PM=0D To: Claude Fournier=0D Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org=0D Subject: Re: Unable to install freebsd=0D =0D Greetings,=0D =0D I've noticed that the sysinstall program has a small quirk.=0D If you elect to discontinue the installation process after=0D the filesystem has been created; subsequently restarting=0D the process without a reboot will yield an error.=0D =0D So, please attempt to install once again without choosing=0D to cancel and restart, if you haven't already done so.=0D =0D Good Luck & All the best,=0D Rob=0D =0D > I want to learn more about freebsd and consequently I have purchased=0D a new motherboard SYNTAX, DURON AMD integrated video card, sound and=0D ethernet. The computer has 256 MB of memory, an old western digital 6=0D GiG hard disk and a CDROM 40X. I burned the ISO image of 4.8 and 4.9=0D release and ran the SYSINSTALL. I can only go as far as : (1) unable=0D to swap to /dev/ad0s1b and (2) unable to make new root file system=0D on /dev/ad0s1a. Needless to say, I can not run freebsd. I created on=0D big slice, actually the whole hard disk, and partition according to=0D instructions selecting the auto option. Is there more information I=0D could get on how to get around this issue.=0D > Thank you.=0D > _______________________________________________=0D > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list=0D > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies=0D > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-=0D unsubscribe@freebsd.org"=0D >=0D >=0D =0D --=0D CoreComm Webmail.=0D http://home.core.com=0D =0D _______________________________________________=0D freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list=0D http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies=0D To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org= "=0D =20 --------------Boundary-00=_A8A0QL80000000000000--