Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 19:08:48 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris BeHanna <behanna@zbzoom.net> To: FreeBSD-Stable <stable@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cannot initialize disklabel Message-ID: <20020727190641.S12561-100000@topperwein.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20020727153047.58464.qmail@web21507.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Sat, 27 Jul 2002, Andrea Monaldi wrote:
> [...snip...]
>
> I've edited this label from linux fdisk and set it up
> correctly.
>
> Then I reboot FreeBSD and the command disklabel
> /dev/ad2 shows 4092 cylinders instead if 39693.
>
> If I execute disklabel -r /dev/ad2 the cylinder count
> is ok, meaning the disk copy of the label is correct.
>
> The kernel in-core BSD label is always incorrect and,
> as FreeBSD fdisk relies on it I can't create a
> partition greather tha 2 GB (4092 cylinders)
This sounds like LBA is not enabled.
> Worse, if I set up the partition from linux fdisk and
> the correct BSD label, when I boot FreeBSD the in-core
> BSD label is still 4092 cylinders and the ata driver
> complaints about having a partition too big.
I wouldn't ever have thought that Linux fdisk would produce
something compatible with FreeBSD.
> If try to edit the BSD label the ata driver block the
> writes.
>
> I don't understand why from BSD there's no way to
> force a new BSD label.
Try using /stand/sysinstall to repartition and relabel the disk.
Failing that, try disklabel -e so that you can edit the label.
If this still doesn't work, it'd be mighty helpful if you'd
provide the output of
fdsik
disklabel
disklabel -r
for the disk in question.
--
Chris BeHanna http://www.pennasoft.com
Principal Consultant
PennaSoft Corporation
chris@pennasoft.com
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