From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 29 13:06:47 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E1D1516A4CF for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:06:47 -0800 (PST) Received: from tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts13.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.34]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08ACF43D46 for ; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 13:06:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from cw.fournier@sympatico.ca) Received: from jasperc14zzn69 ([64.230.14.22]) by tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.netSMTP <20031229210637.SEZE23150.tomts13-srv.bellnexxia.net@jasperc14zzn69>; Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:06:37 -0500 Message-ID: <004401c3ce4f$aa23d880$6501a8c0@jasperc14zzn69> From: "Claude Fournier" To: "Francisco" References: <200312291818.hBTII6U6026495@mail1.acecape.com> <002701c3ce42$adb883e0$6501a8c0@jasperc14zzn69> <20031229151651.Q10568@zoraida.natserv.net> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 16:06:26 -0500 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 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation failure with version 4.9 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2003 21:06:48 -0000 Thank you all for the support I tried multiple partitions with no avail. For example: ad0s1a (/) 128 MB ad0s1b (swap) 432 MB ad0s1e (/var) 256 MB ad0s1f (/tmp) 256 MB ad0s1g (/usr) 5077 MB I tried another route and just install with success redhat 7.1, this is LINUX, not my favorite. It is running OK. Retried FreeBSD and same messages: (1) Unable to swap to /dev/ad0s1b invalid argument (device not configure) (2) Unable to make new root file system on /dev/ad0s1a (3) Couldn't make filesystems properly In the BIOS the hard disk is configured as having 13328 cylinders x 15 heads x 63 sectors as per specifications from Western Digital. I tried using these parameters. Did not work. After installing REDHAT, the parameters used were 784 cylinders x 255 heads x 63 sectors. I left those settings to re-install FreeBSD, did not work. The partition looks like this OFFSET**SIZE(ST)*END*****NAME*PTYPE*DESC*SUBTYPE*FLAGS* 0********63*******62********-******6***UNUSED**0********-**** 63*****12594897*12594959**ad0s1****3***FREEBSD*165******CA=* It appear that the installation is not capable of formatting the hard disk properly... Anyway I am loading release 4.8 and will try with this older version instead. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francisco" To: "Claude Fournier" Sent: Monday, December 29, 2003 10:18 AM Subject: Re: Installation failure with version 4.9 > On Mon, 29 Dec 2003, Claude Fournier wrote: > > > No, unfortunately I did not try a smaller root slice. > > I was following advise from Greg Lehey "The Complete FreeBSD" published by > > O'Reilly who suggested to part with custom practice. I tried the suggested > > Auto slice without success > > As somene else suggested on the list there are reasons why some people > recommend multiple partitions. It's almost a religious argument.. > > If Auto slice did not work then you have other problems. Did you get a > warning or error when doing the space allocation? For example an error > about geometry? > > You left the list out in your reply.. feel free to CC the list again so > others can also comment. >