Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 16:06:09 +0200 (SAST) From: smarq@ucthpx.uct.ac.za (S Marquard) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: smarq@ucthpx.uct.ac.za (S Marquard) Subject: newfs: partition 'a' not available ? Message-ID: <m0tlytN-000KGJC@ucthpx.uct.ac.za>
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I'm trying to install FreeBSD-2.1-RELEASE on a 486 DX4-100 PCI m/board with a built-in PCI IDE controller and 1080MB Conner IDE h/drive. It creates the partition fine, but when the slices are written, it fails to create the swap device, and fails on the newfs for the root partition with (on the debug screen) newfs: /dev/rwd0a: partition 'a' is not available The install screen says that the command returned with status 1. The partition & slices are set up using the install-suggested defaults. I tried formatting a small DOS partition (10MB) and that works fine, so the drive & controller definitely work, just not with FreeBSD it seems. Any advice? Is this a problem with the controller? Stephen Marquard scm@silver.wcape.school.za smarq@ucthpx.uct.ac.za
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