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From: Bryan Collins <bryan@whaite.com>
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Subject: i386/35625: sysinstall signal 11 when writing partition table during install
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>Number:         35625
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       sysinstall signal 11 when writing partition table during install
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Mar 07 00:30:01 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Bryan Collins
>Release:        4.4R and 4.5R
>Organization:
>Environment:
cannot install
bootstrap loader date - Mon Jan 28 13:01:20 GMT 2002

>Description:
When writing the partition table in sysinstall, signal 11 is
received.
error is
ad0c: hard error reading fsbn 1 (ad0 bn 1; cn 0 tn 0 sn 1) status=59 error=10
ad0: cannot find label (I/O error)
ad0s1c: hard error reading fsbn 1 (ad0s1 bn 1; cn 0 tn 0 sn 1) status=59 error=10

multiple times, then a signal 11 is received in sysinstall

System is Digital Hinote Ultra CT475 notebook
HDD is Toshiba HDD2514 543MB 1053C 16H 63S
Multiple known-to-work HDD tried, all of same geometry.
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to install FreeBSD 4.4 or 4.5
FreeBSD 3.4 was originally installed and working OK.
Suspect 3.4 installed with non-standard partition table (freebsd only)
>Fix:
      
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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