Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 00:09:10 -0700 From: Eric Dan <ericdan@ucla.edu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.1 install problems with creating partitions Message-ID: <20060505070910.GA5349@box.myhome.westell.com> In-Reply-To: <20060505065259.GA5583@box.myhome.westell.com> References: <20060505065259.GA5583@box.myhome.westell.com>
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update: I actually backed up the ext3 to another hard drive and got rid of all partitions and slices on that drive. installer still can't do it. the exact error says: "unable to make new root file system on ad3sa1" then i hit return and it says: "couldn't make file system properly" any ideas? * Eric Dan (ericdan@ucla.edu) wrote: > trying to install 6.1 on my secondary master partition or slice 2. > I come from linux so please be forgiving with the naming or slices and > partitions. > i created a 40G slice on ad3 with fdisk, then with disklabel i created a > 4g / a 512M swap and the rest for /home > i used the "S" option on the "/" partition. > the installer gives me and error saying that it wasn't able to create > the partions on the slice and the install aborts. > what can i do? > i don't wanna give up that ext3 part on this drive. > > thanks > -- > Eric Dan ericdan@ucla.edu > UCLA ID#103297286 > http://www.vladuz976.com/ > GPG key: FD13E94D ( B9D1 7D8D 34E0 D0B7 D3C9 4571 0BAC 1DC7 FD13 E94D) > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- Eric Dan ericdan@ucla.edu UCLA ID#103297286 http://www.vladuz976.com/ GPG key: FD13E94D ( B9D1 7D8D 34E0 D0B7 D3C9 4571 0BAC 1DC7 FD13 E94D)
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