From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 5 01:38:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D077716A4CE for ; Wed, 5 May 2004 01:38:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from vetre.gentiane.org (odyssee.gentiane.org [80.65.224.82]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA7BB43D39 for ; Wed, 5 May 2004 01:38:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from miod@vetre.gentiane.org) Received: from vetre.gentiane.org (miod@localhost.gentiane.org [127.0.0.1]) by vetre.gentiane.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i458dMRn017107; Wed, 5 May 2004 08:39:22 GMT Received: (from miod@localhost) by vetre.gentiane.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i458dKbM029725; Wed, 5 May 2004 08:39:21 GMT Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 08:39:20 +0000 From: Miod Vallat To: Muthu_T@Dell.com Message-ID: <20040505083920.GA22647@vetre.gentiane.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 20040502 snapshot + Dell PE3250 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 08:38:55 -0000 > I tried to install the snapshot in PE3250. > Now I can give the input via serial console. Even I can see the FreeBSD > color console in HyperAccess(SuperSet of HyperTerminal) > > But I met with some errors. I couldn't install FreeBSD using Auto & > Manual partition. It looks like only the / partition will get mounted - I experienced a similar problem. By deleting all partitions, then recreating a larger / partition (say, a few GB), and asking for automatic partitioning to build the rest, I have been able to install. I had to shuffle data over the other partitions, which had not been mounted, later on, of course... Miod