From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Feb 29 11:52:09 2004 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 C4BA016A4CE for ; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:52:09 -0800 (PST) Received: from ms-smtp-02.tampabay.rr.com (ms-smtp-02-smtplb.tampabay.rr.com [65.32.5.132]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECF9743D1F for ; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:52:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ka0ttic@cfl.rr.com) Received: from bedlam (125.203.33.65.cfl.rr.com [65.33.203.125]) i1TJq682007383 for ; Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:52:06 -0500 (EST) From: Aaron Walker To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20040229075652.3D64940826@fw.farid-hajji.net> References: <1078008279.29084.7.camel@morpheus> <20040229075652.3D64940826@fw.farid-hajji.net> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1078084475.20725.13.camel@morpheus> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 14:54:35 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Subject: Re: slice X? 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: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:52:09 -0000 On Sun, 2004-02-29 at 02:56, Cordula's Web wrote: > > When I try to create a new slice, it gives it the name 'X' which causes > > a problem when I try to create new partitions on that slice: > > > > Unable to create partitons on device: /dev/X > > This happens when sysinstall runs out of valid slice names. > Try using less file systems per partition... I figured it was because there were no free primary partitions (all free space was in linux extended partition). This was solved simply by deleting ALL linux partitions ;) Thanks, Aaron