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Date:      Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:37:58 +0200
From:      Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>
To:        Viacheslav Chumushuk <viacheslav88@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Installation error. Command returned status 36
Message-ID:  <20080623233758.GA3283@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
In-Reply-To: <200806240155.51232.viacheslav88@gmail.com>
References:  <200806240155.51232.viacheslav88@gmail.com>

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On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 01:55:51AM +0300, Viacheslav Chumushuk wrote:
> Hello.
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 7.0, but I have next problem.
> When installation program write new partitions structure to disc it exits=
 with=20
> next error: "Unable to make new root file system on /dev/ad1s1a! Command=
=20
> returned status 36".
>=20
> And at the start of installation process I have warning about wrong disk=
=20
> geometry.
>=20
> My HDD is Segate ST340810A 40Gb, and I was trying write geometry (which I=
=20
> found on its case and in BIOS), but without success.

Have you tried _not speficying a geometry? In my experience it is best
to let the install program figure it out. I have always ignored the
warning at the beginning of the installation process without problems.

Roland

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R.F.Smith                                   http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/
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