From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 23 23:54:05 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3CAC11065679 for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:54:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F179C8FC2E for ; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:54:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m5NNqE9x090149; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:52:14 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id m5NNqDBB090148; Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:52:13 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:52:13 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: Viacheslav Chumushuk Message-ID: <20080623235213.GA90131@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <200806240155.51232.viacheslav88@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200806240155.51232.viacheslav88@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation error. Command returned status 36 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:54:05 -0000 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. > The same problem with FreeBSD 6.2 and another my HDD. > But hardware looks good, because Linux and OpenBSD was installed without any > problems. Probably your best bet is to ignore the geometry stuff and just let it do its own thing. Do not try to set the geometry. In reality, geometry is generally 'virtual' nowdays. ////jerry > > Thanks for help. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"