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From: Derek Conrad <dconrad@ksu.ksu.edu>
To: Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@cdsnet.net>
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Subject: Re: Install trouble
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On Fri, 15 Mar 1996, Jaye Mathisen wrote:

> 
> Hop over to Alt-F2 and see what the error is when the fsck fails.

it has a lot of swap_pager_finish: I/O error, clean of page XXXXXX failed
then a warning that the calculated sectors per cylinder disagrees with disk\
label  and o lot of techinical lloking stuff... 
wd0a: hard error writing fsbn 69 of 64-79 wd0 bn 69; cn 69 tn 0 sn 0)wd0:
status 51,seekdone,err> error 10<no_id>
wtfs: I/O error
etc etc



> 
> On Fri, 15 Mar 1996, Derek Conrad wrote:
> 
> > Hello, I have an ATT 6386E WGS currently running System V R 3.
> > I am upgrading to freebsd, but for some reason the installation fails as 
> > it is trying to make a new root file system.. I am trying to install thru 
> > ethernet, using an ne2000 base2 card. Any tips?
> > 
> > 
> > Derek Conrad (aka Dconrad)@ksu.ksu.edu  http://www.eece.ksu.edu/~dconrad       
> >      Remember:   1. Postal workers can be deadly.    IRC: dconrad (lame)   
> > 		 2. The best things in life cost a lot.  netrek: Wildcat
> > I am the original Sky Boy KMFDM Smith House Sucks Does anyone read this?
> > 
> > 
> 

Derek Conrad (aka Dconrad)@ksu.ksu.edu  http://www.eece.ksu.edu/~dconrad       
     Remember:   1. Postal workers can be deadly.    IRC: dconrad (lame)   
		 2. The best things in life cost a lot.  netrek: Wildcat
I am the original Sky Boy KMFDM Smith House Sucks Does anyone read this?