On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Claus Assmann <freebsd+sta...@esmtp.org<freebsd%2bsta...@esmtp.org> > wrote:
> I just tried to install 8.2-RC1 (amd64) on one of my machines. It > has two disks: WDC WD1001FALS-4 and SAMSUNG HD103SJ, both 1TB SATA > disks. The installer shows them as ad10 and ad8. Both disks are > already in use and have been "formatted" via fdisk, e.g., the Samsung > (ad10) has 3 partitions (BF, A9, A8)) and the WDC has 4 (A6, BF, > A5, A9). However, the installer only shows the existing partitions > for the Samsung, but not for the WDC. The WDC is the boot disk and > has a Grub loader installed. What could be the reason that the > existing partitioning is not recognized by the installer? > I've got a similar issue via the thread about a 2y/o laptop and a new hard drive. Linux sees the drive fine and can use it but freebsd cannot for some reason. _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
