Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 17:12:14 -0800 (PST) From: Roop Nanuwa <roop@gw.carpoolbc.com> To: steve hoyle <hoylesd@crosslink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: unable to swap during installation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012041710580.32878-100000@gw.carpoolbc.com> In-Reply-To: <000701c05e47$29a0d8f0$5e9ac7cf@crosslink.net>
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On Mon, 4 Dec 2000, steve hoyle wrote: > I'm installing FreeBSD 4.0 on my PC. I go through the standard > installation, and set up a 100Mb root directory, a 260Mb swap directory, and Did you just make a directory named swap? The swap is supposed to be a partition of type 'swap'... HTH, RSN > a 9.5Gb /usr directory. When it gets where it's going to start installing > the OS, it gives me this error: > > > > "Warning! Unable to swap /dev/ab0s2b: Device not configured. This may > cause the installation to fail at some point if you don't have alot of > memory." > > When continue i get this: > > "Unable to make root file system on /dev/ad0s1a! Command returned status > 1." > > When I hit enter: > > "Couldn't make filesystems properly. Aborting" > > It then goes back to the /stand/sysinstall Main Menu. > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! > > Steve Hoyle > hoylesd@crosslink.net > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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