Unable to install freebsd

[Andrew Kozak]

 Hi all

Further to my email earlier (below) I thought I might have another go at
installing 4.9, the error I have been getting is

panic: contigmalloc1 size must be 0.

Mean anything to anyone ?

Andy
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Andrew Kozak
Date: 05/01/2004 02:08:37 PM
To: FreeBSD Newbies
Subject: Re: Unable to install freebsd
 
 
Hi All
 
 I also had the same problem. I reinstalled 4.9 today (major unrecoverable
mess in my setup, reinstall was the only option, but we wont get into that
here), several attempts, and found that I always had an error I have never
heard of, and darned if I can remember it now. I know I should have written
it down, but was blaming operator error at this stage, and just kept going.
 
I then popped in my trusty old 4.7 cd and oi oi oi, we are up and running 20
mins later
 
Is there a problem with 4.9 ? or did I get a dodgy distro ? I tried the
suggested directions below, but did not solve my problem. Ahh well, thank
goodness for ports and cvsup. ;) I guess that's the greatest thing about BSD
 got a prob, well there is always an option.
 
Regards
Andy
-------Original Message-------
 
From: rob copsey
Date: 05/01/2004 12:42:14 PM
To: Claude Fournier
Cc: freebsd-newbies at freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Unable to install freebsd
 
Greetings,
 
I've noticed that the sysinstall program has a small quirk.
If you elect to discontinue the installation process after
the filesystem has been created; subsequently restarting
the process without a reboot will yield an error.
 
So, please attempt to install once again without choosing
to cancel and restart, if you haven't already done so.
 
Good Luck & All the best,
Rob
 
> I want to learn more about freebsd and consequently I have purchased
a new motherboard SYNTAX, DURON AMD integrated video card, sound and
ethernet.  The computer has 256 MB of memory, an old western digital 6
GiG hard disk and a CDROM 40X.  I burned the ISO image of 4.8 and 4.9
release and ran the SYSINSTALL.  I can only go as far as : (1) unable
to swap to /dev/ad0s1b and (2) unable to make new root file system
on /dev/ad0s1a.  Needless to say, I can not run freebsd.  I created on
big slice, actually the whole hard disk, and partition according to
instructions selecting the auto option.  Is there more information I
could get on how to get around this issue.
> Thank you.
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