From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 2 23:45:38 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8EEA16A4CE for ; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 23:45:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web11705.mail.yahoo.com (web11705.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.172.71]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9195043D1D for ; Thu, 2 Dec 2004 23:45:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jefdodson@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 85643 invoked by uid 60001); 2 Dec 2004 23:45:38 -0000 Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; b=BFU3pAH4S1FRU0mbRvZsZt64IJoQGNOQflmZRBR4eiFhvgGVJqvDOlX+TC9ew3utuk4bzJqZkiw2Bdp9bHOag55TLoN53w1sAKjM2LvUDGcY7zleJ5jgRZ41n8g2Fd5K2Sz66vsUEtglsGtNDUEi8Qx40iXr2I7z5x4lf1hPL7U= ; Message-ID: <20041202234537.85641.qmail@web11705.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [66.92.50.91] by web11705.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:45:37 PST Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 15:45:37 -0800 (PST) From: Jef Dodson To: Stacy Tucker In-Reply-To: <1101900692.1278.10.camel@dolo.local> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem installing 5.3 with large drives X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 23:45:38 -0000 Which problem did you have? Did you get an error stating that the disk could not be written to or did the filesystem get written but then the installation stalled? Thanks. Jef --- Stacy Tucker wrote: > On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 01:51 -0800, Jef Dodson wrote: > > Does anyone know if BSD has a problem with largish hard drives. I have tried installing > FreeBSD > > 5.3 using a WD 250 GB drive and a Maxtor 200 GB drive and both have failed. However, I am > able to > > complete the installation on the same system using a Maxtor 10 GB drive. The WD drive fails > to > > write during the commit phase of the installation and the 200 GB Maxtor writes the filesystem > OK > > but then hangs at 9% while copying the base dist. Thanks very much. > > > > Jef > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- > Stacy Tucker > I ran into the same problem. The method I used was to do a minimum > install, reboot, enter back into the setup, (but use the configure > option) and install any other applications/make configuration changes as > needed. Hope that helps. > ST > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250