From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Thu May 19 20:56:04 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 66BBC16A4D4 for ; Thu, 19 May 2005 20:56:04 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail27.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail27.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C70D843D77 for ; Thu, 19 May 2005 20:56:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 3078 invoked from network); 19 May 2005 20:56:02 -0000 Received: from server.baldwin.cx ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender )AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP for ; 19 May 2005 20:56:01 -0000 Received: from [10.50.40.208] (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j4JKtsL0028461; Thu, 19 May 2005 16:55:55 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 16:17:33 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <20050519200556.GA3994@galgenberg.net> In-Reply-To: <20050519200556.GA3994@galgenberg.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200505191617.34019.jhb@FreeBSD.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-102.8 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on server.baldwin.cx cc: alpha@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Can't label anything from within sysinstall X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 20:56:04 -0000 On Thursday 19 May 2005 04:05 pm, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote: > Hello folks, > > I have access to an Alpha 164SX now and tried to install 5.4 RELEASE > onto it. I hooked up an IDE drive and the install is booted from a SCSI > CDROM hooked up to an Adaptec 2940UW controller. > > Everything is coming up fine, however, choosing a standard install > represents me with the disk label editor and there are no disks from > which I can choose. > > I did hook up a very old SCSI disk and was presented with a choice > between ad0 and da0, but the label editor was just as empty. > > Just like this > FreeBSD Disklabel Editor > > Part Mount Size Newfs Part Mount Size Newfs > ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- > > > The following commands are valid here (upper or lower case): > C =3D Create D =3D Delete M =3D Mount pt. > N =3D Newfs Opts Q =3D Finish S =3D Toggle SoftUpdates Z =3D Custo= m Newfs > T =3D Toggle Newfs U =3D Undo A =3D Auto Defaults R =3D Delet= e+Merge > > Use F1 or ? to get more help, arrow keys to select. > > pressing some buttons then resulted in a signal 11 when I hit 'R' > > qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq Message qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq > A signal 11 was caught - I'm saving what I can and shutting > down. If you can reproduce the problem, please turn Debug on > in the Options menu for the extra information it provides > in debugging problems like this. > qqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqq(100%)qq > [ OK ] > > running bsdlabel from the fixit shell worked just as it is supposed to, > but I had to > export EDITOR=3D/dist/rescue/vi > and the '*' special keyword works perfectly for offset, but not for > size. It will give a partition extends past end of unit error. > > However, I can't set any mountpoints and I don't want to install by > hand. So, what's up with sysinstall? Horribly broken? > > Ulrich Sp=F6rlein Use 'bsdlabel auto' from the fixit to stick an initial label on the disk, t= hen=20 reboot and sysinstall will be able to work with your disk. =2D-=20 John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" =3D http://www.FreeBSD.org