Date: Mon, 07 Jan 2002 10:26:41 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@starjuice.net> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/release/sysinstall install.c Message-ID: <XFMail.020107102641.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <9633.1010409263@axl.seasidesoftware.co.za>
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On 07-Jan-02 Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > > On Mon, 07 Jan 2002 14:09:06 +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote: > >> > This is required to avoid triggering whatever bugs exist in the Alpha >> > boot code that prevent it from using a root partition with a block size >> > other than 8192. > [...] >> Strange.. 2 hours ago I tested my RC0 snapshot (so without this revert) >> on a DS20 and it boots just fine after the install. >> >> What errros do you get? > > The problem was reported to me by John Baldwin, whom I've copied on this > message. Hopefully, John will have more info for you. Other people reported problems installing current. The problem is manifest when you install on a disk and then boot off teh disk you installed. The root fs will have 16k block sizes, which boot1 doesn't understand. > Ciao, > Sheldon. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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