From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 1 08:44:39 2003 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 87CA937B401 for ; Tue, 1 Apr 2003 08:44:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from web41402.mail.yahoo.com (web41402.mail.yahoo.com [66.218.93.68]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 35F2343F3F for ; Tue, 1 Apr 2003 08:44:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from davemac11@yahoo.com) Message-ID: <20030401164438.57436.qmail@web41402.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [168.91.4.66] by web41402.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 01 Apr 2003 08:44:38 PST Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 08:44:38 -0800 (PST) From: Dave McCammon To: John McClure In-Reply-To: <20030331225342.31155.qmail@web41410.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hell of a time, Cont'd 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: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 16:44:39 -0000 --- John McClure wrote: > Firstly, thanks for the help so far. > > My disk is an IBM 27G. The Disklabel config looks > like > this: > > Part Mount Size Newfs Part > ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- > ad0s1a / 1024MB UFS1 Y > ad0s1b swap 1024MB SWAP > ad0s1d /var 256MB UFS1+S Y > ad0s1e /tmp 256MB UFS1+S Y > ad0s1f /usr 23545MB UFS1+S Y > > Also, for the "f" partition I make sure that: > newfs -f 2048 -b 16384 > > As far as my installation specs go, I choose "All" > to > install everything, including source, which I want, > and I choose the ports collection as well because it > feels me with a sense of divine power, and I also > actually use it. > > As you can see, my /usr mount should have plenty o' > space. > > When I specify mount points manually I enter "/" or > "/usr", not "mnt/usr". However, I've only, on most > tries, been specifying the root partition and swap, > so > I can control those sizes, and letting the "Auto" > config take over after that. > > Finally, when I create the initial slice, I allocate > the whole space for freebsd, which I want, and I > press > "S" in order to ensure that it is bootable. > > Thanks again. Any advice is hugely appreciated. Are you getting the error message when the files start to copy? Where are you installing from? CD/DVD? FTP? I had install problems using a realtek/8139 based NIC using ftp as install source. Either swap cards or use the URL option (specified ip address to ftp.freebsd.org) was the recommeded fix. Had something to do with rl driver, the name lookup and the memory disk (/mnt) used in install... don't remember exactly. I had this with 4.7 floppies and 5.0 install floppies. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more http://platinum.yahoo.com