Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 07:40:35 +0200 (CEST) From: Vladimir Botka <vlado@botka.homeunix.org> To: Nobuhiko Yoshimoto <yosimoto@ss.iij4u.or.jp> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't install R5.4 Message-ID: <20050726073418.R61372@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20050726.131702.74751145.yosimoto@ss.iij4u.or.jp> References: <20050726.131702.74751145.yosimoto@ss.iij4u.or.jp>
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Hello, I had the same problem. Just create the slice and exit sysinstall. Start sysinstall again and create partitions. It works for me but cannot explain why. Or use fdisk/disklabel. Cheers, Vladimir. On Tue, 26 Jul 2005, Nobuhiko Yoshimoto wrote: > > I tried to install Rel5.4 on ASUS T2-R with WD1600BB-00GUA0. When I > entered Partiton, received warning as below. > > "A geometry of 310101/6/63 for ad0 is incorrect. Using a more likely > geometry. " > > However, fdisk showed Disk Geometry as below. It seems reasonable > values. > > Disk name: ad0 > DISK Geometry: 19457 cyls/255 heads/63 sectors = 312576705 sectors (152625MB) > > After having created a slice (as0s2), I enterd Disklabel and the > partitions required. But, entering Commit, installers said "Unable to > make new root filesystem on /dev/ad0s2a! Command returned status 36", > and "Couldn't make filesystems properly. Aborting." > > After abortion of installation, I examined the disk and found disk > slice has been created normally, and MBR also installed. Why couldn't > the installer create file system on it? > > The "status 36", what does it mean? I need your help. > > > Nobuhiko Yoshimoto > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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