Date: 6 Apr 2001 23:50:36 MDT From: Joshua Smith <joshua.ej.smith@usa.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: error moutning /dev/ad1s1a Message-ID: <20010407055036.20798.qmail@nwcst312.netaddress.usa.net>
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i am trying to install freeBSD 4.2 from the walnut creek cd-rom. i am
following the instructions in The Complete FreeBSD 3rd Edition, step-by-s=
tep,
but i am unable to complete the installation. after making all my select=
ions
in sysinstall, when i hit commit it hangs at the message saying that it i=
s
making the first partition on /dev/ad1s1a, and then returns the following=
error messages:
error mounting /dev/ad1s1a on /mnt : invalid argument
unable to mount root file system on /dev/ad1s1a! giving up
the commit operation completed with errors. not updating /etc files
so i hit alt-F2 to view the errors messages and see:
[output cut]
scanning disk ad1 for root file system
scanning disk ad0 for root file system
scanning disk ad1 for swap partitions
scanning disk ad0 for swap partitions
*/dev/ad1s1a
BAD SUPER BLOCK : MAGIC NUMBER WRONG
/dev/ad1s1a : INCOMPLETE LABEL : type 4.2BSD fsize 0, frag 0, cpg 0, size=
204800
i create a BSD partition in the sysinstall fdisk using the 'a' option and=
then
setting the bsd partition as bootable (selecting no to making the disk
dangerously dedicated), and then slice up the partition (settings below).=
i
then select to install the boot mgr, and make all other necessary selecti=
ons.
the boot mgr is installed (it prompts me when i boot into windoze)
my slices are:
/ 100M UFS Y
swap 512M SWAP
/var 1024M UFS Y
/usr 4065M UFS Y
/usr/local 4065M UFS Y
my system:
athlon 850, 256M ram, 32M nvidia geforce 256, soundblast live! platinum,
maxtor udma66 30gig hdd (windoze 98se), maxtor diamondmax udma66 10.2gig
(BSD), pioneer 12x dvd-rom, hp 9310 10x4x32 cd-rw, viewsonic gs790 monito=
r,
award bios 6.0 on a via771AS motherboard (i can try to provide any other
specifics if needed)
one of the emails i read suggested using wd instead of ad for the disk na=
me,
but i don't know how to do that (in one of the faq's it said that ad is u=
sed
in this version of FreeBSD?!?).
i would greatly appreciate any help or suggestions.
also if anyone has experienced setting up X for a nvidia card, i would
appreciate suggestions for that as well, (the website said to use Xfree86=
_SVGA
as the server and 'nv' for the driver). sorry, i know this has been aske=
d
many times, but i can't find an article on it.
thank you very much in advance.
cheers
joshua
Joshua Smith, CCNA
Data Center Technian
USA.NET
joshua.smith@corp.usa.net
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