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List:       freebsd-bugs
Subject:    misc/23958: Installation fails on i486 DX2 machine (filesystem)
From:       kaz () maczuka ! gcd ! org
Date:       2000-12-30 15:55:53
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>Number:         23958
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       Installation fails on an i486 DX2 machine (filesystem)
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec 30 08:00:01 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ito Kazumitsu
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
Indivisual
>Environment:

Before I tried to install FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE, the machine run
FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE, the dmesg of which follows:

$ dmesg   
Copyright (c) 1992-1999 FreeBSD Inc.
Copyright (c) 1982, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1993
        The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
FreeBSD 3.4-RELEASE #1: Sat Dec 23 21:43:00 JST 2000
    kaz@dl.maczuka.gcd.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/MACZUKA
Timecounter "i8254"  frequency 1193182 Hz
CPU: i486 DX2 (486-class CPU)
  Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x435  Stepping = 5
  Features=0x3<FPU,VME>
real memory  = 16777216 (16384K bytes)
avail memory = 14790656 (14444K bytes)
Probing for devices on the ISA bus:
ed0 at 0x280-0x29f irq 5 on isa
ed0: address 00:00:e8:28:6b:2e, type NE2000 (16 bit) 
sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on isa
sio0: type 16550A, console
sio1 at 0x2f8-0x2ff irq 3 on isa
sio1: type 16550A
fdc0 at 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa
fdc0: FIFO enabled, 8 bytes threshold
fd0: 1.44MB 3.5in
wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa
wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <QUANTUM LIGHTNING 540A>
wd0: 516MB (1057280 sectors), 1120 cyls, 16 heads, 59 S/T, 512 B/S
ppc0 at 0x378 irq 7 flags 0x40 on isa
ppc0: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode
npx0 on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface
changing root device to wd0s1a
$

>Description:

When I try to install FreeBSD 4.2-RELEASE onto the machine,
the installer program issues following messages:

   Unable to make new root filesystem on /dev/ad0s1a!
   Command returned status 36

   Couldn't make filesystems properly.  Aborting.

   The commit operation completed with errors.
   Not updating /etc files.

>How-To-Repeat:

   1. Add a file /boot.cofig where parameter "-h" is written to
      kern.flp.  (The machine has neither a console nor a keyboard.
      It has only a serial terminal.)

   2. Start the installation.

   3. Custom.

   4. Partition.
      A (Use Entire Disk) and answer "No"
      S (Set Bootable)
      Q

   5. Label.
      C - 484M - FS - /
      C - 66048 - Swap
      Q

   6. Distributions.
      Custom - select bin.

   7. Media.
      FTP - URL ftp://192.168.0.3/pub/FreeBSD/releases/i386
      ed0
      Configure ed0

   8. Commit.

>Fix:
	
   In the step 4. above (Partition), Instead of selecting A
   (Use Entire Disk), select the following operations, and
   at least the filesystem will be made succsessfully.

     D
     C and answer the default values.
     Q

   But the commit operation will fail in a different way,
   which will be reported in another problem report.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:


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