panic: ufs_dirbad

[Jay Hall]

Today, I have tried to install FBSD 4.10 on a Gateway 920 Server 
(Celeron 2.4 GHz, 128 MB RAM, 60 GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 HDD, two 
Intel Pro 10/100/1000 NICs).  In order to make the server work 
correctly, I have to boot with hw.hasbrokenint12=1.

After setting up the drive (fdisk and disklabel), the install begins 
just as it should.  Shortly after creating the Emergency Holographic 
Shell,  when the installation process starts to copy files, I receive a 
message stating, "panic:  ufs_dirbad bad dir syncing disks ......."  I 
have tried mutiple CDs downloaded from multiple sources with the same 
results.  When this happens I am unable to use the shell created on VTY 4.

I am able to install FreeBSD 4.8 without any problems on this system.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your assistance.


Jay