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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!bunyip.cc.uq.oz.au!munnari.oz.au!spool.mu.edu!torn!news.unb.ca!angus!phowlett From: phowlett@angus.ASG.unb.ca (Peter Howlett) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs Subject: Re: FreeBSD, fd0d: hard error Date: 7 Sep 1994 11:42:26 GMT Organization: University of New Brunswick Lines: 57 Message-ID: <34k8v2$jbb@sol.sun.csd.unb.ca> References: <33j9hp$41l@sol.sun.csd.unb.ca> <jmonroyCvozLK.5q9@netcom.com> <bakulCvpyuw.5nB@netcom.com> <34k55j$krm@kralizec.zeta.org.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: angus.asg.unb.ca X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Bruce Evans (bde@kralizec.zeta.org.au) wrote: : In article <bakulCvpyuw.5nB@netcom.com>, Bakul Shah <bakul@netcom.com> wrote: : >jmonroy@netcom.com (Jesus Monroy Jr) writes: : > : >>Peter Howlett (b6ps@jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca) wrote: : >>: fd0d: hard error reading fsbn 62 of 64-71 : >>: (ST0 44<abnrml,top_head> ST1 20<bad_crc> ST2<bad_crc> cyl 1 hd 1 sec 15 : > : >> ST0 is the register -- STATUS REGISTER 0 : >> 44 is the hex value 0x44 I dont know if this addition will contribute, but the error seems to most commonly occur during the newfs from 'install' on the filesystem floppy. When this error does start coming up, it screws up the floppy (question marks for permission flags, zero length files, etc...). Not to forget this is with a floppy that was totally fine before the install script started. (ls, cd, gzip </dev/rsd1d >/dev/null & all worked fine). I have since been performing the installation manually (not using the install script) using three and four filesystem floppies at a time (when one screws up, reboot with the next one and keep going). I found that after I had the hard disk labeled and formatted (newfs'ed) I could cp the cpio files to the hard disk and extract them that way with no problems. The only problem I encounted was the fact the /bin/sh on the filesystem floppy would'nt allow me to execute anything from the hard disk once I had booted from the hard disk. ie: # ls pid 4: uid 0: sh: exited on signal 10 # df pid 5: uid 0: sh: exited on signal 10 ... So I copied the /bin/sh from the boot floppy (kcopy_bt.flp) and then everything was fine! I installed the binary dist via ftp and now have a running FreeBSD system. I didnt seem to have any problems cp'ing. My problems were all with running programs on the filesystem floppy. (disklabel, newfs and even simple extended reads of the install script, instant clear screen in response to a question). Anyway, I hope this helps in case anyone else ever has this problem. Oh yes, my configuration is: 486DX2/66 EISA, 2 VLB slots, 16MB EISA SCSI-II BT747c (Bus mastering, includes the floppy controller) EISA ATI Ultra Pro (Mach32) (Tried this with only these two cards, still the same problems.) 1 3.5" floppy drive. Quantum LPS540s SCSI-II 540MB (id 0) Hitachi DK315 SCSI-II 1.3GB (id 1) -------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Howlett Atlantic Systems Group E-Mail: phowlett@ASG.unb.ca Fredericton, N.B. Canada