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Subject: Re: Can FreeBSD handle 300G SATA disk?
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On Aug 14, 2005, at 6:07 PM, Bo Xiao wrote:

> Right on, Chad!
>
> Some other folks set it on. I know where to check next time. Thank  
> you for the help!

You're welcome.  It comes from experience :-)

Chad

> Bo Xiao
>
>
> >From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net>
> >To: Bo Xiao <boxiao63@hotmail.com>
> >CC: freeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
> >Subject: Re: Can FreeBSD handle 300G SATA disk?
> >Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:20:33 -0600
> >
> >
> >On Aug 14, 2005, at 4:30 PM, Bo Xiao wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>   Installation on another box, also with 5.4R, went well. So it
> >>must be
> >>   this particular Dell PowerEdge 750. After moving the disk back,
> >>
> >>   % sudo newfs /dev/ad3s1d
> >>   newfs: /dev/ad3s1d: failed to open disk for writing
> >>   % sudo mount /dev/ad3s1d /mnt/a
> >>   mount: /dev/ad3s1d: Operation not permitted
> >>   %
> >
> >Does the box you are trying this on have a SECURELEVEL set?
> >
> >kern_securelevel_enable="YES"
> >kern_securelevel="3"  (or 2 or other number)
> >
> >After one of the secure levels, you cannot open disks for writing.
> >You will have to reset it to NO and reboot and do what you need.
> >Read in the handbook for exact details, which I cannot remember now
> >(like at which secure level this takes effect)
> >
> >Chad
> >
> >---
> >Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC
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> >chad@shire.net
> >
> >

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