Alpha and labels stuff

[Dejan Lesjak]

On Thursday 17 of July 2003 03:56, Pierrick Brossin wrote:
>  > You should then find
> >
> > bsdlabel program (/sbin/bsdlabel or /mnt/sbin/bsdlabel, I don't recall
> > exactly) and use
> > # /path/to/bsdlabel -w /dev/adn
> > to create standard disklabel. Sysinstall should then recognise this label
> > and show free space to create labels on.
>
> Downloaded the iso, burnt it and used it as you said but it didn't help.
> When I run bsdlabel -w it doesn't say anything, like it has succeded but
> when I go again in the installation process I'm back to the "FreeBSD
> DiskLabel Editor" and there's nothing in there.
>
> Regards

Apparently you need to reboot between making bsdlabel and going into 
installation procedure again. I have here AlphaPC 264DP with EV67 open on 
desk, because there is something wrong with it's scsi controller, so I can 
try some other approaches if this doesn't work and someone comes up with 
something.

	Dejan