"Justin P. Michel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I'm having a slight problem with a 300GB IDE (Maxtor) HDD. Basically, I've > run the drive on the system through a complete low-level format and test > with the PowerMAX tools, which passed fine. The BIOS recognizes and > auto-detects the drive okay as well. > > However, in trying to install FreeBSD 6.0, it goes through the partition > section okay, and then the slice section okay (trying to use a full slice on > the drive as /dumpdata), the mount fails, and on the alternate screen it > shows newfs failing. > > Is there a special way to get this drive to work? Does someone have > experience with a similar setup that may shed some light my way? I feel > like a beginner all over again. : P
It sounds like you're trying to use this disk for backup space. Since you're not installing the system to it, I would suggest not using sysinstall for this; try the technique in the FAQ instead. It is not quite as simple, but will give you more information about what's happening. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
