Subject: port-i386/6211: sysinst dumps core after asking for disc information
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Gavan Fantom <gavan@mintex.demon.co.uk>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 09/29/1998 19:28:38
>Number: 6211
>Category: port-i386
>Synopsis: sysinst dumps core after asking for disc information
>Confidential: no
>Severity: critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: gnats-admin (GNATS administrator)
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 29 11:35:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Gavan Fantom
>Organization:
>Release: NetBSD-1.3.2
>Environment:
386DX, 8MB RAM, 210MB HD, AMIBIOS
System:
>Description:
During installation using sysinst, at the point where sysinst has
determined what the user wants, it crashes out with:
/: write: file system full
Segmentation fault
and core dumps. Incidentally, df does the same after displaying the
usage statistics for md0a, but before displaying for /kern.
>How-To-Repeat:
Boot this machine with the installation floppy, and attempt to do a
fresh installation.
>Fix:
No fix known.
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: