2011/2/14 ZeWaren / Erwan Martin <m...@zewaren.net>: > Hi. > > I'm trying to install the latest debian on my DELL Latitude E4300. > The version I'm trying to use is: debian-6.0.0-kfreebsd-amd64 using the DVD > #1, but I had the same problem booting from the network (PXE). > > Everything works well until I try to partition the hard drive. I get a red > screen with: > Failed to create a file system. > The ufs file system creation in partition #6 of ATA5 (ada4) failed. > > The disk is detected as: > ATA5 (ad5) - 250.1 GB ST9250410ASG/004SDM1 > > Switching to console #4 provides me the following information: > > update-dev: warning: unable to find udevadm; skipping > partmam: mkfs.ufs: Cannot retrieve operator gid, using gid 0. > partman: mkfs.ufs: /dev/ad4s6: could not find special device > > The problem is the same whether I use manual or guided partitioning.
This is a known bug, see: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=610885 A workaround is to disable use of any partition other than the first one (primary), or switch to GPT. -- Robert Millan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bsd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/AANLkTikYO1sKiiA0M=qfslo1+najfge8xt_ubibyn...@mail.gmail.com
