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Subject: Re: Can't reattach gbde slice [testing]
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On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:57:45 +0200
"Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:

> >> Can you indicate your number_of_keys parameter you are
> >> using in -i?  Anyone using anything other than default 4?
> >
> >In both situations my device was initialized with number_of_keys set
> >to 1 (one).
> 
> Another idea:  Do you use a detached lock-location file  (-L option
> to gbde init) ?

Yes, I've used -L argument. And according to dates this lockfile wasn't
modified before "it" happens.
 
> If not, is there any chance the first sector of the gbde partition
> has been overwritten ?  Check your disklabels etc.  Also, if it starts
> at the very beginning of the disk, check that nothing slammed a MBR
> or similar down there.

I belive that everything was OK there. It was a raw slice starting from
circa middle of the disk.

Michal Bartkowiak