Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 23:56:47 +1030 From: "nik [tm]" <tmcruisin@sond.com.au> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: 4.4 Install problem Message-ID: <BEEPKCFHBBPHBGDFGINAMEACCDAA.tmcruisin@sond.com.au>
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I have just tried installing version FreeBSD 4.4 on my system and i seem to have come across a problem just after partitioning and labelling the HDD.. i tried auto labelling as well as my own choice but they both gave the same error. 'Unable to make new root filesystem on /dev/ad0s1a' next message was 'command returned status 1' then ' couldnt make filesystem, aborting' I checked the other tty (vty?) and it said 'newfs: /dev/ad0s1a: 'a' partition is unavailable' I read a bit on groups and suggestions people had didnt help; things like changing hdd to slave (put cd as master - hmm useful as I run a scsi cd!) I am installing to my IDE hdd (windows has the smaller SCSI as it will be purely for gaming once BSD is up and running!) Partitioning - I split the drive fair down the middle.. 2 x 9.5Gb with the labeling I tried a few options, initially as how I wanted it to be set out; swap 512Mb / had 1Gb /var had 500Mb /usr had 1Gb and the rest for /home I left the second partition for now, that will hold my music collection.. any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! TIA nik [tm] ·´¯`·.¸¸..><((((º>.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><((((º>`·.¸ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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