From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 15 19:39:20 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86C8F16A4CE for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:39:20 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sxm.trinetworks.com (sxm.trinetworks.com [64.73.235.150]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3989143D31 for ; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:39:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@trinetworks.com) Received: from sxm.trinetworks.com (localhost.trinetworks.com [127.0.0.1]) by sxm.trinetworks.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iAFJkAtb042948; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:46:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@trinetworks.com) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by sxm.trinetworks.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id iAFJkAsf042947; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:46:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from freebsd@trinetworks.com) X-Authentication-Warning: sxm.trinetworks.com: nobody set sender to freebsd@trinetworks.com using -f Received: from sdfw01.lifecaresoln.com ([64.73.235.130]) (SquirrelMail authenticated user freebsd); by mail.trinetworks.com with HTTP; Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:46:10 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <1633.64.73.235.130.1100547970.squirrel@64.73.235.130> In-Reply-To: <24812.66.21.42.100.1100541500.squirrel@66.21.42.100> References: <29404.66.21.42.100.1100531343.squirrel@66.21.42.100> <4909.64.73.235.130.1100538008.squirrel@64.73.235.130> <24812.66.21.42.100.1100541500.squirrel@66.21.42.100> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 11:46:10 -0800 (PST) From: "Matthew T. Lager" To: "Scott Rossillo" User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a X-Mailer: SquirrelMail/1.4.3a MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal cc: "Matthew T. Lager" cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to Install 5.3 SPARC on Sun Fire V100 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:39:20 -0000 I put a 20GB maxtor into my V100... Matt L > Hi Matt, > > Thanks for the quick reply. The error you got is the same one I saw but > my V100 has the 40GB disk. > > I plan to replace the drive as you suggest. I'm looking at a good deal on > 2 80 GB 7200 RPM drives w/8MB cache right now. One drive is a Maxtor - > which I have been very happy with in the past - and the other is from > Western Digital. What brand of drive did you use to sucessfully get > FreeBSD running on your V100? > > Thanks again for the info, > Scott > >> Scott, I assume you are using the 80 gig drive that shipped with it. I >> was >> unable to get FreeBSD installed on that drive no matter what I did... >> >> I put another IDE drive in the Sun V100 and FreeBSD installed with no >> problems. I took the 80 gig drive that shipped with the V100 and put it >> in >> an i386 machine, installed FreeBSD on it with no problem. >> >> The errors I received during install were write_dma errors, I beleive >> that >> has been issues with the ATA driver and that particular machine. Like Is >> aid, I have had no issues with FreeBSD, a new IDE drive, and the Sun >> V100. >> >> Let me know what you find out! >> >> Matt Lager >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I am having a problem installing FreeBSD 5.3 onto a Sun Fire v100 >>> server >>> with one IDE disk /dev/ad0. >>> >>> When I try to write the new filesystem layout to disk, it gives me the >>> error: >>> >>> Unable to make new root filesystem on /dev/ad0a! >>> Command returned status 36 >>> >>> Not sure what the problem is. Solaris 10 installs fine on this same >>> machine. Additionally, I have an Ultra 5 running FreeBSD 5.3 which >>> installed without issue. >>> >>> When laying out the disk on the v100 I tried doing both a custom and >>> auto >>> layout, both fail to write to disk and I have to abort the >>> installation. >>> >>> Any help would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> Scott >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> >> > > >