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Date:      Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:15:58 +0400
From:      Arkady Tokaev <tokaev@hotmail.com>
To:        <freebsd@edvax.de>
Cc:        FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Unknown devices
Message-ID:  <BAY113-W4776654907645FFEB7F7D8CDC50@phx.gbl>
In-Reply-To: <20091015003803.f015b721.freebsd@edvax.de>
References:  <BAY113-W47E3BAA91160A0160290C8CDC60@phx.gbl>

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Grate thanks!I had installed from 3 CD FreeBSD 7.2 with default (I hope) op=
tions.I don't understand - why it occurs=2C but now I understand - where to=
 look.I think - I will reinstall the system=2C but if You have idea about t=
his trouble - say me.Unfortunately I can not ask your last question because=
 I very novice in FreeBSD. I just followed the instruction for FreeBSD rout=
er. =20

Once more thanks=2C
Arkady Tokaev



> Date: Thu=2C 15 Oct 2009 00:38:03 +0200
> From: freebsd@edvax.de
> To: tokaev@hotmail.com
> CC: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Unknown devices
>=20
> On Wed=2C 14 Oct 2009 23:04:51 +0400=2C Arkady Tokaev <tokaev@hotmail.com=
> wrote:
> >=20
> > While I was trying to update ports I have received message
> > about absence disk space.It's impossible=2C I thought.But df
> > command said:
>=20
> > $ df -h
> > Filesystem     Size    Used   Avail Capacity  Mounted on
> > /dev/ad0s1a     23G    3.5G     18G    16%    /
> > devfs          1.0K    1.0K      0B   100%    /dev
> > /dev/md0       9.4M    2.8M    6.5M    30%    /etc
> > /dev/md1        31M     16M     13M    55%    /usr/local/etc
> > /dev/md2        19M     18K     19M     0%    /root
> > /dev/md3        31M    6.1M     24M    20%    /var
> > $
> > What is the md devices?How I can remove them?
>=20
> See "man md": The md devices refer to memory disks=2C RAM that
> "emulates" a hard disk.
>=20
> Sadly=2C I don't recognize a reason why your /etc=2C /usr/local/etc=2C
> /root and /var subtrees are mounted onto memory disks... seems
> that you're not running a default install=2C do you?
>=20
> Regarding your initial problem - updating ports - this involves
> writing operations in the ports directory (usually /usr/ports
> which may be a subtree of /dev/ad0s1a on / in your setting) as
> well as in /var=2C especially /var/db/pkg=2C the installed packages
> database=2C and /var/ports. When /var is a memory disk with 30 MB=2C
> it may be too small for such a process. Furthermore=2C if I see this
> correctly=2C you're loosing the content of the package database
> on reboot=3B is this intended?
>=20
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> Polytropon
> Magdeburg=2C Germany
> Happy FreeBSD user since 4.0
> Andra moi ennepe=2C Mousa=2C ...
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