> Or, perhaps, the drive is just going bad. I would have > expected errors on installing the os if that were the > case.
We have done a low level disk format using an ultimate boot cd. Didn't output any errors. Did this on both drives in the system. Took a very long time. Then, tried to install the OS. Received a panic on installing the comp set, ffs_valloc dup alloc. Reconfigured to have all install go to one drive. Same error, different inode. Tried all on other drive, same error, different inode. Kept trying it over and over. Always panicked on comp set. Always same error of ffs_valloc dup alloc. Always a different inode. I am unable to copy in the actual error. I just have this on a monitor in the room. No console capability. Same dmesg as before in this thread. I can post again if needed. My question is, to debug this, or fix it, do I need to start swapping out cables, hard disks, motherboard, etc? Any hints or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks in advance! JohnM -- john mendenhall [EMAIL PROTECTED] surf utopia internet services
