Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 06:15:10 +0700 (GMT+0700) From: Sugree Phatanapherom <sugreep@ac1.ac.ac.th> To: Francisco Reyes <reyes01@ibm.net> Cc: FreeBSD questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Unable to swap to /dev/wd01b. Device not configured Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.92.960603055936.7566A-100000@ac1.ac.ac.th> In-Reply-To: <199606011655.QAA53546@pop01.ny.us.ibm.net>
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On Sat, 1 Jun 1996, Francisco Reyes wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD at work. > After I select the automatic to decide the sizes for the partitions > I select "Write" and it goes through. After I quit and the install > program tries to prepare the partitions I get: > This error appeared in label section, not in partition section. > Unable to swap to /dev/wd01b. Device not configured. > and > Unable to make new root filesystem on /dev/rwd0a. Command returned > status 1. > Before using "write" command in label section, you should quit and back to partition section. Then choose "write" command in partition again. At this time choose "write" command in label section. I don't know reason. But it worked correctly. After reusing "write" command in partition, "Commit" command in Custom menu works correctly now. > I took the boot floppy and rebooted. The computer booted Freebsd, but > it was asking for a kernel. The drive is a 200MB (don't know the model) > on a compaq computer. > > Moreover what is better to select the "whole drive" or the "compatible > with other OS" modes in the first installation part? I am only going > to have FreeBsd in this computer so I selected "whole drive" for > FreeBSD and it gave a warning that I didn't understand. > ------ Sugree Phatanapherom sugreep@ac1.ac.ac.th http://ac1.ac.ac.th/~sugreep/
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