Date: Tue, 26 May 1998 17:24:54 -0700 (PDT) From: jason.axley@attws.com To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: 2.2.6 installation problems creating / slice Message-ID: <199805270022.RAA05985@invernes.nwest.attws.com>
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I'm just now trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.6 on a 6 gig UDMA drive that already has several operating systems on it. I have run into a problem during the install when I'm supposed to create slices on the freebsd partition I just created. If I try to do the Auto configuration option, I get an error that is something like "unable to create root partition. Too big?". If I try to manually create a root slice (even specifying the minimum 20M size) I get a similar error that also says something like "FreeBSD boot code cannot deal with a partition in that location". My hard drive has, of course, physically > 1024 cylinders (geometry is 13328/15/63) but is using LBA mode so the translated geometry is 784/255/63 so there shouldn't be a problem booting off of the partition I created (it starts at translated cylinder 642, or sector 10297665). I have been booting Solaris x86 off that partition for a while now! Anyhow, can anyone clue me in on what I need to do to get FreeBSD installed here and why I'm getting these errors? BTW, was there a definitive answer on *why* FreeBSD cannot be installed on a logical partition? Is this a limitation that applies to all operating systems because of some BIOS limitation or something or is it specific to a particular operating system? Thanks! -Jason To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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