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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!goanna.cs.rmit.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!swrinde!sgigate.sgi.com!enews.sgi.com!decwrl!purdue!mozo.cc.purdue.edu!lab35.cs.purdue.edu!schlacjs From: schlacjs@lab35.cs.purdue.edu (Jason Schlachet) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Install woes Date: 6 Nov 1995 17:11:41 GMT Organization: Purdue University Lines: 16 Message-ID: <47lfkd$3r6@mozo.cc.purdue.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lab35.cs.purdue.edu X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] When I run sysinstall from the boot floppy, I create the slice and the console messages window shows the devices for slice 2 being made.. but when I try to create partitions, it tries to write them to Slice 1!! This is preventing any further continuation into the installation process, which is annoying! I have a P100 (PCI), onboard eide controller, a Fujitsu ~528mb drive Any ideas? Jason -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- "For millions of years, Mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk." -- Pink Floyd, "Keep Talking" from Division Bell KE6UUU ----------------------------------------------------------- Jason S Schlachet