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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[-- Attachment #1 --] 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 > next error: "Unable to make new root file system on /dev/ad1s1a! Command > returned status 36". > > And at the start of installation process I have warning about wrong disk > geometry. > > My HDD is Segate ST340810A 40Gb, and I was trying write geometry (which I > 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 -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkhgM9YACgkQEnfvsMMhpyW88gCgovPp0a6VXkgF5DuFsWFMf82Y sVIAnR9Q8pzpGFwuJjarWFHC0BnYM0Z8 =G0li -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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