Skip site navigation (1)Skip section navigation (2)
Date:      Tue, 19 Nov 1996 19:36:25 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Kevin Ivarsen <ivarneli@avalon.net>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Can't install freebsd
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSI.3.94.961119193501.10615G-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <32913F95.44EA@avalon.net>

next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Mon, 18 Nov 1996, Kevin Ivarsen wrote:

> Hello. I am trying to install freebsd. I used RAWRITE to get the
> boot.flp image on a disk, but when it boots it only detects my first
> hard drive. My second is a western digital, but it can't find it so it
> uses default values, (a whole 17 clusters!). Anyway, I get into the
> install program, but when I'm making the partitions it won't let me make
> one on that hard drive. I even set the geometry to the disk to the
> correct values, and it still won't do anything. (It has an unused
> partition with the 17 clusters, but I can't do anything to that, nor can
> I make another partition. It doesn't seem to be reading the new disk
> geometry). If anyone can help me I'd greatly appreciate it.

It's unusual that it's not detected.  What comes up during the wd/ide
controller probes?
(Use scroll-lock and the arrow keys to scroll back from the main menu)  It
sounds like something is wrong with your other WD or is configured
incorrectly.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSI.3.94.961119193501.10615G-100000>