Bug 31177

Summary: FreeBSD 4.4 mkfs on install failed (virtual timer expired)
Product: Base System Reporter: Gregor Jasny <gjasny>
Component: i386Assignee: freebsd-bugs (Nobody) <bugs>
Status: Closed FIXED    
Severity: Affects Only Me    
Priority: Normal    
Version: Unspecified   
Hardware: Any   
OS: Any   

Description Gregor Jasny 2001-10-09 21:10:02 UTC 
If I format my 19GB Partition during the installation-process,
mkfs breaks with sig 29 (virtual timer expired)

Fix: 

Boot with 4.3 and ignore the warning.
How-To-Repeat: just reinstall from 4.4er ISO's
Comment 1 dwmalone 2001-10-10 10:48:04 UTC 
On Tue, Oct 09, 2001 at 01:05:06PM -0700, Gregor Jasny wrote:
> If I format my 19GB Partition during the installation-process,
> mkfs breaks with sig 29 (virtual timer expired)

This is almost certainly due to a bug which was fixed just after
4.4-RELEASE. You can fix the problem by either upgrading to 4.4-STABLE
or by changing /usr/src/sys/i386/include/param.h and then building
a new kernel.

You'll need to edit that file, look for the "#define UPAGES  2"
and change the 2 to 3. Then rebuild, reinstall and reboot.

	David.
Comment 2 dwmalone freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-10-10 10:48:17 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: open->feedback

Wait to see if problem is fixed by changing UPAGES from 2 to 3.
Comment 3 Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven freebsd_committer freebsd_triage 2001-11-15 17:12:44 UTC 
State Changed
From-To: feedback->closed

Problem has been fixed, feedback time-out.