Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 20:20:04 GMT From: James Raynard <fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk> To: schofiel@xs4all.nl Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: V2.1 Walnut Creek release Install probs Message-ID: <199607102020.UAA02597@jraynard.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <vines.mmb7%2Bn0xslA@vnet.atea.be> (E00114@vnet.atea.be)
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> I have a problem with the install of FreeBSD 2.1 from the Walnut Creek 2-CD > installation set. During the install, although the install can be completed > successfully, on re-boot of the system, the disk's partition tables have been > corrupted. [mega-snip] > Reading the documentation did not really yield a clear > explanation or cause, other than a hint that this may be a geometry-related > problem (on a SCSI disk???) Yes, this is almost certainly the problem. When sharing a SCSI disk with DOS, the recommended method is to run the pfdisk.exe program, which will display what DOS thinks the geometry is, and then use that in the installation. > It is my intention to have a go at writing a device driver for the > Novell/Eagle 3200 32-bit EISA ethernet card, so I may even get an opportunity > to feed something back in gratitude! Great! That's what it's all about :-) > - have there been any posted updates or patches to 2.1 since it's initial > release? A new release, 2.1.5, is expected within the next week or so. The development version (FreeBSD-current) is available for FTP - in fact, it's even possible to set up your own copy of the CVS tree! (Although rather pointless unless you're actually working on the code). > - do you have a standing bug list available anywhere? Yes, it's posted to the freebsd-bugs mailing list every week. > - are there any plans to improve EISA support? Anyone have anything in the > works? How about the AHA274X series? If I understand correctly, the 274X code has been merged into a generic 27/28/29XX driver. I don't know of any EISA-specific work being done. > - is anyone working on a JAVA VM and compiler port for 2.1 + X? Not as such. There are things like JDK and kaffe in the ports collection. Incidentally, I'd recommend having a look at the documentation on http://www.freebsd.org. It should answer a lot of your questions (including the ones you haven't thought of yet :-) > Due to a rather weird mailing setup (I have to work off-site), can you > address any replies to: > > schofiel@xs4all.nl > > - and it will be forwarded to me. Done! -- James Raynard, Edinburgh, Scotland james@jraynard.demon.co.uk http://www.freebsd.org/~jraynard/
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