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From: tarbet@swaa.com (Margaret Tarbet)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: 2.2.1 install fails
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 20:49:25 GMT
Organization: Software Art & Architecture Incorporated
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I need some help!

Tried again to do the install.  

It still panics and barfs all over the Jaz drive unless i pop the
cart out.

In the Novice setup sequence (i didn't feel i had enough
documentation to try anything more exciting) the fdisk screen
only shows me the first 3 or 4 drives on channel 0, and doesn't
show me channel 1 at all.  Since essentially all my free space is
in the second 2GB of device 4, channel 0, and device 0, channel
1, i feel a wee bit hosed.  The idea of laboriously re-ordering
and re-organising all my disks so as to bring the free space
within reach doesn't appeal.   

Some part of the install process also appeared to do something
obnoxious to System Commander 3.0, resident in c:\sc. - i had to
entirely reinstall.  I presume it was FBSD wot dunnit because SC
was working fine immediately prior to my install attempt.  The
symptom was that SC would try to put up its first display, but
then hang tight, forcing me to deadstart.

All advice gratefully accepted.

							=margaret