From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 9 10:40:56 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A7BD16A4CE for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:40:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from ptb-relay01.plus.net (ptb-relay01.plus.net [212.159.14.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E60AD43D31 for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2004 10:40:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from teilhk@hotpost.co.uk) Received: from [80.229.6.33] (helo=ghostsearchers.com) by ptb-relay01.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1AqGL0-0001Kr-I1 for freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:40:54 +0000 Received: from fortunato ([201.128.115.114]) by ghostsearchers.com (ghostsearchers.com [80.229.6.33]) (MDaemon.PRO.v6.8.4.R) with ESMTP id 32-md50000000144.tmp for ; Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:40:59 +0000 Message-ID: <00b001c3ef3c$437df3f0$220110ac@fortunato> From: "Teilhard Knight" To: "FreeBSD_Newbies" Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 12:40:57 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Spam-Processed: ghostsearchers.com, Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:40:59 +0000 (not processed: message from valid local sender) X-MDRemoteIP: 201.128.115.114 X-Return-Path: teilhk@hotpost.co.uk X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: "Root filesystem couldn't be created X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:40:56 -0000 I am trying to install FreeBSD 5.2. My problem is that after being questioned about whether I really want to carry on with the installation, I get a message saying "the root filesystem could not be created" Also, I have three CD and DVD drives, and when questioned about which to use, I haven't got the slightest idea. But, in any case, I have tried with the three, and the result is the same. My system is set as: Primary channel: Main HD (160 Gig) as master, and a CD-RW as slave Secondary channel: A 60 Gig HD as master and a DVD-ROM as slave. All the above in a ULTRA ATA card. There is as well a master DVD+RW in the primary channel of the motherboard. I am trying to install 5.2 on the second disk (secondary channel). Thanks for reading- Teilhard