Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:29:26 +0200 (MET DST) From: Daniel Fanjul Alcuten <dfanjul@prometeo.cps.unizar.es> To: Salvo Bartolotta <bartequi@inwind.it> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: instalando 4.1-RELEASE Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.4.21.0009111221400.26075-100000@prometeo.cps.unizar.es> In-Reply-To: <20000909.18184600@bartequi.ottodomain.org>
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On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Salvo Bartolotta wrote: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >=20 > On 9/9/00, 3:37:00 PM, Daniel Fanjul Alcuten=20 > <dfanjul@prometeo.cps.unizar.es> wrote regarding instalando 4.1-RELEASE: >=20 >=20 > > Hello: >=20 > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE and I have troubles. >=20 > > My computer is a 486 66Mhz with a 402MB hard disk. >=20 > > My process of instalation is as follows: > > Custom installation: > > Options: > > Newfs Args: -b 8192 -f 1024 > > Partition: > > Entire Disk: > > Offset 0 > > Size 402MB > > End 824159 (el =FAltimo sector, supongo) > > Name ad0s1 > > PType 3 > > Desc freebsd > > Subtype 165 > > Flags CA (bootable) > > Label : > > Automatic: > > ad0s1a / 50MB UFS Y > > ad0s1b swap 20MB SWAP > > ad0s1e /var 20MB UFS Y > > ad0s1f /usr 311MB UFS Y > > Distributions: > > All software > > Media: > > FTP > > Commit: >=20 > > After I accept Commit: > > Unable to make new root filesystem on /dev/rad0s1a! > > Command returned status 36 >=20 > > And in the debugging window: > > DEBUG: Executing command 'newfs -b 8192 -f 1024 /dev/rad0s1a' > > /dev/rad0s1a: 102400 sectos in 25 cylinders of 1 tracks, 4096 > > sectors 50.0MB in 2 cyl groups (16 c/g, 32.00MB/g, 6272 i/g) > > super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at: > > 32, 65568 > > cg 0: bad magic number > > write error: 0 > > newfs: wtfs: Read-only file system > > sh in free (): warning: malloc () has never been called. > > DEBUG: Command 'newfs -b 8192 -f 1024 /dev/rad0s1a' return=20 > status of 36 >=20 >=20 > > What is the problem? What does status 36 mean? How can I resolve it? >=20 > > Thank you. >=20 > > Bye, >=20 > > Daniel. >=20 >=20 >=20 > Dear Daniel Fanjul Alcuten, >=20 > Have you received other disk-related [error] messages ? No, those are all of them. > I seem to understand that yours is a **hardware** issue.=20 >=20 > Incidentally, a limited number of disk & chipset combinations (AFAIR,=20 > **some** VIA chipsets) do not work in UDMA with the new ata driver. >=20 > You should provide as many details (your hardware; error messages) as=20 > you can. Someone more knowledgeable may spot your problem -- provided=20 > he or she is online. My hard disk is a QUANTUM ATA DISK 402MB (I think is about 10 years old or= =20 older) >=20 > <aside> > However, I am not quite sure that you can fit "All" distributions into=20 > a 402MB disk, ie into a ~ 310MB /usr. **If** I remember rightly (I=20 > installed all the stuff, including X), it took about ~ 500 MB. =20 > </aside> OK, If I reduce my distribution to the binaries, the compatibility with 3.x and ports, may it fit? Thank you very much. Daniel.=20 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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