Date: Mon, 08 Jun 1998 12:31:29 +0200 (CEST) From: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> To: Robert Chalmers <robert@chalmers.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Disktab and Disklabel curiosities. One works, one doesn't! Message-ID: <XFMail.980608123129.malte@webmore.com> In-Reply-To: <357BB4B6.9B997C02@chalmers.com.au>
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On 08-Jun-98 Robert Chalmers wrote: > Hi, > still at this, > > > c2490a|Compaq C2490A SCSI:\ > :ty=winchester:dt=SCSI:ns#16:nt#51:nc#5036:sf:\ > :oa#0:pa#2054688:\ > :ob#2054688:pb#2054688:\ > :oc#0:pc#4109376: > > This doesn't work yet. 2 partitions of 2054688 each = 4109376, and disklabel > returns the error: > > disklabel: ioctl DIOCSDINFO: Open partition would move or shrink > > It then exits, without writing any info. Show the disklabel-command you are trying to run. Generally it means, that the disk you try to disklabel is already partitioned/disklabel'ed. What geometry did you use while partitioning the disk ? I am using always :se#512:nt#64:ns#32: on SCSI-disks. "nc" can be easily calculated with this info given. Malte. > > The curious thing is, that the handmade edited labelling seems to work > without > error, using the 4110000 numbers? > > Maybe there is something fundamentally wrong with this section? > > bob > > > Malte Lance wrote: >> >> >> > c2490a|Compaq C2490A SCSI:\ >> >> > :dt=SCSI:ty=winchester:se#512:nt#51:ns#16:nc#5036:sf:\ >> >> As far as i know you don't need/want "sf" with SCSI-disks. >> > > -- > Support Whirled Peas. Business in China? China House > robert@chalmers.com.au ph:61 7 49440357 fx:61 7 49578425 > China House Uses Webposition to ensure Top Spot in Searches > http://www.chalmers.com.au/ChinaHouse/Business/webposition > ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> Date: 08-Jun-98 Time: 12:23:15 ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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