Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 21:08:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> To: Jim Dennis <jimd@mistery.mcafee.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Seagate ST15150 wi Adaptec 2940 -- can't install Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960418210649.18923O-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <199604172248.PAA20620@mistery.mcafee.com>
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On Wed, 17 Apr 1996, Jim Dennis wrote: > > > I'm getting a "could not swap to /dev/rsd0a1" (or messages to that > effect) from a machine on which I'm trying to install FreeBSD 2.1 > (from the Walnut Creek CD set). Sounds like you forgot to designate a swap partition, or you mis-labelled it. Make sure the "b" partition has a mountpoint of "swap". > In either case the I do a 'W'rite and the system reports that > the partition table is O.K. -- I've tried going on to > labeling the disk immediately, and I've tried rebooting and > skipping to that part (several variations, several times). No no no! Do NOT use W ever! It is seriously broken! Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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