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Subject: i386/15040: Installation problems with 3.x FreeBSD
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>Number:         15040
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       Installation problems with 3.x FreeBSD
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
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>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Nov 22 00:50:00 PST 1999
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Dima
>Release:        3.3-19991116
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
Trying to install any 3.x release of FreeBSD, I have problems
with the disks geometry and that's why fail to complete the process successfully.
While having worked under 2.2.8 release with the same hardware (see below)I managed to find the parameters under which the system worked properly.
1)The parameters used for the disks under 2.2.8 are 1286/16/63, slicing compatible with other FS;
2)Under 3.x I failed to find any useful params for the disks. I tried all possible combinations of disk params(either 1286/16/63 or 633/64/32, which I got from DOS partitioning) and slicing policies.
But anyway system gives me failure messages like: write errors during distribution set unpacking; MAKEDEV erors at the end of installation; Boot Loader misplacing - in the best case.

The installation attemts were performed on the following computer:
CPU: i486 DX2 (486-class CPU)
  Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x436  Stepping=6
  Features=0xb<FPU,VME,PSE>
real memory  = 33554432 (32768K bytes)
eisa0: <INT3011 (System Board)>
aha0 at 0x330-0x333 irq 11 drq 5 on isa
(aha0:0:0): "HP 97548S C033" type 0 fixed SCSI 1
sd0(aha0:0:0): Direct-Access 633MB (1296512 512 byte sectors)
(aha0:1:0): "HP 97548S C033" type 0 fixed SCSI 1
sd1(aha0:1:0): Direct-Access 633MB (1296512 512 byte sectors)

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