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Subject: Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1
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>> I've tried an old 'bypass': sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16, but that
>> didn't help.
>>
>> Can anyone help me get this new disk installed without having to boot off
>> a recovery CD? The server is 500 miles away from me and I don't have
>> direct console access.
>>
>
> Uhmm... This may seem silly, but did you use fdisk to create a slice first
> before you tried partitioning?
>
this is NOT needed. actually i don't do it anywhere.

it just may be sysinstall problem, anything else.