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Subject: Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
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Hi, 

  the below was resolved by rebooting the server. After a reboot the device 
file /dev/da0s1g has been created, however this doesnt seem completely 
normal as sysinstall obviously expected to see the new device file 
immediately. Perhaps there is a prob with my system or is there just a 
problem with the expectations of sysinstall?? :S 

cheers Andy. 

andys writes: 

> Hi,  
> 
> ok, so I have attempted to proceed with my original task which was to 
> create a new UFS2 parition (using sysinstall). Having chosen "c" and then 
> "w" from the lable section, i recieve the following error:  
> 
> Error mounting /dev/da0s1g on /export : No such file or directory  
> 
> After exiting sysinstall, I can see from bsdlabel:  
> 
> 8 partitions:
> #        size   offset    fstype   [fsize bsize bps/cpg]
> a: 20971520        0    4.2BSD        0     0     0
> b: 20971520 75497472      swap
> c: 285153687        0    unused        0     0         # "raw" part, don't 
> edit
> d: 20971520 20971520    4.2BSD        0     0     0
> e: 20971520 41943040    4.2BSD        0     0     0
> f: 12582912 62914560    4.2BSD        0     0     0
> g: 146800640 96468992    4.2BSD        0     0     0
> bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit!  
> 
> "g" is my new partition. Under /dev however I dont see the device file:  
> 
> ls /dev/da0*
> /dev/da0        /dev/da0s1a     /dev/da0s1c     /dev/da0s1e
> /dev/da0s1      /dev/da0s1b     /dev/da0s1d     /dev/da0s1f  
> 
> Can anyone help :(  
> 
> thanks a lot,
> Andy.