Linux sparc install errors

[Duane Attaway]

On Sat, 18 Jan 2003, Kurt Kessler wrote:

> Anyone on the list jack w/ sparcs? I am installing Red
> Hat 6.2(sparc) from cd (was verified) and keep getting
> the same errors:
> 
> "error creating swap on device sda6"
> 
> Then if i click 'ok', I get:
> 
> "error mounting sda5: device not configured"

Have you tried to manually configure the device with the mkswap command? 

mkswap /dev/sda5

If that gives you an error, it means it can't find the partition.

If so, mount it:

swapon /dev/sda5

If that gives you an error, it will tell you why the mount failed, both at 
the command line and in your message logs.

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