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From: Ian Thomas <ipthomas_77@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Problem with instalation.
To: "Mark A. Hummel" <mhumm@ispchannel.com>
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--- "Mark A. Hummel" <mhumm@ispchannel.com> wrote:
> Natanael,
> 
> I believe you have to configure your kernel.  I
> think skipping this step is the
> problem.  By configuring the kernel, you're telling
> BSD what equipment your
> computer has and what it doesn't have.  BSD may be
> trying to install something
> your system doesn't have.  Read the manual chapter
> on installing BSD.  Good
> luck.
> 
> Mark
> >>> This error may also have something to do with
drive geometry.  I believe there is a bad block scan
you can run before installing completely.  Also make
sure that the BSD root partition is before the halfway
point of the disk.  Check your drive geometry in the
BIOS.
> Megasoft Informática (Natanael) wrote:
> 
> >                 Hello,
> >
> >                 I buy the "The Complete FreeBSD"
> with FreeBSD 4.0 and I have
> > problem during installation. My configuration is:
> >
> >                         AMD 486DX4 at 100 MHz
> >                         8Mb RAM
> >                         4.3Gb HD: 2.1 -> Fat32,
> 2.2 -> FreeBSD.
> >                         Trident TVga9440 video
> card with 1Mb.
> >
> >                 I try to install using the boot
> disks and my CD-ROM. I
> > choose these options:
> >
> >                         "Skip Kernel
> configuration"
> >                         "Standard Installation"
> >                         "Use defaults to
> partitioning and mount points"
> > like:
> >
> >                             /               50Mb
> >                             swap        21Mb
> >                             /var          20Mb
> >                             /usr          1727Mb
> >
> >                 During the copy/extraction of
> packages the computer stops
> > and no appears a message. When I press the Ctrl +
> Alt + Del keys an error
> > message shows in my screen: "Write failure on
> transfer ! (wrote 131072 bytes
> > of 240640 bytes)". I don´t believe what my HD have
> problems, because it is
> > new. I don´t know if the FreeBSD test or format my
> partition before copy
> > files to it. I try to set other partition sizes
> like:
> >
> >                                 21Mb        swap
> >                                 26Mb        /var
> >                                 1812Mb   /
> >
> >                 But the problem persists.
> >
> >                 Thank you !
> >                 Natanael
> >
> >                 ( sorry, but my english is bad. )
> >
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