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From: njw@kiska.svc.uk.sequent.com (Nick Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Problems with Installing 2.1 from IDE disk
Date: 21 Feb 1996 11:34:03 GMT
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems, Inc.
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I'm a tad stumped here in the initial installation stages for freebsd
2.1.  This is a new machine, with only IDE interfaces (seagate disk,
samsung cd-rom - yes, I know about the support for the CD-ROM).  I can
chop up the disk fine, allocating different slices for dos and
freebsd. However when I go into the labelling mode and attempt to
partition up the freebsd slice, it all goes horribly wrong.

The labelling fails with errors about cannot access wd0s1b for swap,
cannot write to wd0s1a during root's newfs, and bombs out.  Now the
slicer/dicer *has* managed to write to the disk in general, and the
booteasy program has been installed successfully. So it's only the
partitioning phase which cannot talk to the disk.  I can't see any
reason for this and I'm fairly stumped right now as to what's going
on.  Anybody out there with any tips?

Cheers,
Nick.