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Date:      Thu, 23 Mar 2000 13:15:08 -0500
From:      Forrest Aldrich <forrie@forrie.com>
To:        Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>
Cc:        Eric Sabban <eric@clickrebates.com>, Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>, Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: 4.0 sysinstall fails to recognize disks 
Message-ID:  <4.3.1.2.20000323131429.00b69410@216.67.12.69>
In-Reply-To: <200003231808.KAA01160@mass.cdrom.com>
References:  <Your message of "Thu, 23 Mar 2000 12:59:06 EST." <4.3.1.2.20000323125731.00b68100@216.67.12.69>

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Is not sysinstall built and installed with a typical make 
buildworld/installworld?

Anyways, I rebuilt it and it works now.   Sysinstall was the culprit.


_F

At 10:08 AM 3/23/00 -0800, Mike Smith wrote:
> > I tend to think there is something wrong with sysinstall... obviously, the
> > OS works as the internal drives (also LVD 10KRPM drives) 
> work.   Sysinstall
> > just tells me there aren't any disks in the system.
> >
> > So,  hope whomever maintains sysinstall is monitoring this conversation.
>
>Sysinstall works fine _IF_IT_IS_IN_SYNCH_WITH_THE_REST_OF_YOUR_SYSTEM_.
>
> > I will attempt another rebuild of the system.   I've not had a chance to
> > check the cvs logs to see if someone committed any changes/fixes with
> > serendipity.
>
>Just rebuild sysinstall, like I told you to start with.  Or just bring
>the disks up by hand, which is much faster.  Or even try Warner's
>'diskprep' tool.
>
>--
>\\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\  Mike Smith
>\\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself,  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
>\\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime.             \\  msmith@cdrom.com
>



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