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Date:      Mon, 8 Apr 1996 21:52:10 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
To:        Shan Schaefer <shans@eisyscorp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-install@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Install Errors - help
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.91.960408215141.9886B-100000@riley-net170-164.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <2.2.32.19960408165956.002c9b80@mail.eisyscorp.com>

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On Mon, 8 Apr 1996, Shan Schaefer wrote:

> I amgetting the following error during install, if anyone could help I would
> be most appreciative. :
> 
> Unable to make root filesystem on /dev/rsd0a!
> Command returned status 1

My guess is that you had a previous failed install, and the info is 
messing up disklabel.  Try using FDISK to dump that partition and 
recreate it completely.

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




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