Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 15:45:37 -0800 (PST) From: Jef Dodson <jefdodson@yahoo.com> To: Stacy Tucker <bubalator@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem installing 5.3 with large drives Message-ID: <20041202234537.85641.qmail@web11705.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <1101900692.1278.10.camel@dolo.local>
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Which problem did you have? Did you get an error stating that the disk could not be written to or did the filesystem get written but then the installation stalled? Thanks. Jef --- Stacy Tucker <bubalator@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 01:51 -0800, Jef Dodson wrote: > > Does anyone know if BSD has a problem with largish hard drives. I have tried installing > FreeBSD > > 5.3 using a WD 250 GB drive and a Maxtor 200 GB drive and both have failed. However, I am > able to > > complete the installation on the same system using a Maxtor 10 GB drive. The WD drive fails > to > > write during the commit phase of the installation and the 200 GB Maxtor writes the filesystem > OK > > but then hangs at 9% while copying the base dist. Thanks very much. > > > > Jef > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. > > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- > Stacy Tucker <bubalator@yahoo.com> > I ran into the same problem. The method I used was to do a minimum > install, reboot, enter back into the setup, (but use the configure > option) and install any other applications/make configuration changes as > needed. Hope that helps. > ST > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Find what you need with new enhanced search. http://info.mail.yahoo.com/mail_250
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