Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 14:41:55 -0700 From: Eugene Aleynikov <eugene@lioninc.com> To: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Message-ID: <374B1923.716CD5E6@lioninc.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9905252027030.447-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
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Doug Rabson wrote: > > On Tue, 25 May 1999, Eugene Aleynikov wrote: > > > Doug Rabson wrote: > > > > > > On Mon, 24 May 1999, Eugene Aleynikov wrote: > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > I'm very disappointed that i cant install FreeBSD on my Alpha Station > > > > 200 > > > > I can succesfully install openbsd and linux but freebsd disklabel says: > > > > da0: rejecting BSD label: raw partition offset != slice offset > > > > da0: start 0, end 4178873, size 4178873 > > > > da0c: start 2046000, end 2045999, size 0 > > > > > > > > I cant mount fixit floppy because i dont have 2.8Mb floppy drive. > > > > (i was booting boot and mfsroot floppies). > > > > > > > > I dont have emergency shell ot vty4. > > > > > > > > Fdisk shows valid freebsd partition. > > > > Disklabel shows nothing even if i define slices with openbsd installer. > > > > > > > > I tried almost anything with disklabel - doesnt help. > > > > > > > > > > > > SCSI - NCR 810. > > > > Disc - UNISYS U1545 (2Gb). > > > > > > > > Problem exists in 3.1 and in 3.2 RELEASE. > > > > > > > > > > > > What can i do for you to help to fix that problem? > > > > I have strong C experience, and i'm using FreeBSD since 1.0.5-RELEASE. > > > > > > Exactly which version of FreeBSD are you trying to install? Does the > > > sysinstall program run and if so, can you try deleting the partitions and > > > re-creating them in the label editor of sysinstall. > > > > I used EXACTLY 3.1-RELEASE and EXACTLY 3.2-RELEASE as i said. > > I did completely disk cleanup and recreation from disklabel (i tried > > even A - automatic),. > > As soon as i press commit in installation menu, or w in disklabel > > program - i'm getting that error message. And disklabel doesnt write > > label to disk. > > Also disklabel shows that message when it starts, i e when its trying to > > read disklabel. > > I'm not quite sure whats wrong with sysinstall but if you blow away the > existing label with: > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rdaXX count=1 > > then it might be less confused. How can i do it? How can i get shell prompt with dd? I cant insert fixit floppy because i dont have 2.8M floppy drive... > > -- > Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com > Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 Thanx, /eugene To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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