Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 10:01:04 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: dan <dan@joshua.sns.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: hard/soft errors on installation Message-ID: <19970925100104.43451@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970924180816.2956B-100000@joshua.sns.org>; from dan on Wed, Sep 24, 1997 at 06:15:34PM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970924180816.2956B-100000@joshua.sns.org>
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On Wed, Sep 24, 1997 at 06:15:34PM -0400, dan wrote: > > Hello everyone! I am trying to install FreeBSD-Current via FTP onto a > Pentium 90 system with 16 megs (scarey I know..) and a western digital > 1.6Gb drive. I am going to use the system for FreeBSD only. When I try to > install I go into the visual settings page and clear out all the conflicts > and configure my network cards etc. While I am installing from FTP I get > error messages on console 2 (eg ALT-F2..) The errors look like: > > wd0s1f: soft error reading fsbn 1703985 of 1703984-1703995 (wd0s1 bn > 2523185; cn 157 tn 15 sn 35)wd0: status 58<rdy,seekdone,drq> error > 1<no_dam> > > as well as: > > wd0s1f: hard error reading fsbn 1703991 of 1703984-1703995 (wd0s1 bn > 2523191; cn 157 tn 15 sn 41)wd0: status 59<rdy,seekdone,drg,err> error 40 > <uncorr> > > > I am getting tonnes of these things and obviously the install > isn't going too well. Does anyone have an idea as to what is causing > this? Yes. You have an error on your hard disk. The information gives you block number, cylinder, track, and sector: fsbn 1703991 of 1703984-1703995 (wd0s1 bn 2523191; cn 157 tn 15 sn 41) Since you're using this machine only for FreeBSD, the best idea would be to use your system's BIOS utility to reformat the first hard disk drive. Greg
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