From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 1 11:22:33 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 4BC6016A4CE for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:22:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp103.mail.sc5.yahoo.com (smtp103.mail.sc5.yahoo.com [66.163.169.222]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1AE0D43D46 for ; Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:22:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from bubalator@yahoo.com) Received: from unknown (HELO localhost.localdomain) (bubalator@222.146.140.134 with login) by smtp103.mail.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 1 Dec 2004 11:22:32 -0000 From: Stacy Tucker To: Jef Dodson In-Reply-To: <20041201095135.71973.qmail@web11705.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20041201095135.71973.qmail@web11705.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 20:31:32 +0900 Message-Id: <1101900692.1278.10.camel@dolo.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.0.2 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem installing 5.3 with large drives 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: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 11:22:33 -0000 On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 01:51 -0800, Jef Dodson wrote: > Does anyone know if BSD has a problem with largish hard drives. I have tried installing FreeBSD > 5.3 using a WD 250 GB drive and a Maxtor 200 GB drive and both have failed. However, I am able to > complete the installation on the same system using a Maxtor 10 GB drive. The WD drive fails to > write during the commit phase of the installation and the 200 GB Maxtor writes the filesystem OK > but then hangs at 9% while copying the base dist. Thanks very much. > > Jef > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Stacy Tucker I ran into the same problem. The method I used was to do a minimum install, reboot, enter back into the setup, (but use the configure option) and install any other applications/make configuration changes as needed. Hope that helps. ST