From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 16 09:11:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6CA9716A4CE; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:11:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from postino-1.etat.lu (postino-1.etat.lu [194.154.205.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DA2EC43D86; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:11:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from didier.wiroth@mcesr.etat.lu) Received: from avirus.cie.etat.lu (avirus.cie.etat.lu [148.110.136.55]) by postino-1.etat.lu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30023343860; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:11:41 +0100 (CET) Received: from hermes-2 (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by avirus.cie.etat.lu (8.11.7+Sun/8.8.8) with ESMTP id i0GHBdM14527; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:11:39 +0100 (MET) Received: from conversion-daemon.mail.etat.lu by mail.etat.lu (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 (built Mar 18 2003)) id <0HRL00J01E224T@mail.etat.lu>; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:11:40 +0100 (MET) Received: from lucy ([148.110.43.189])18 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HRL00N28EFF4K@mail.etat.lu>; Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:11:39 +0100 (MET) Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:11:44 +0100 From: Didier WIROTH To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-id: <0HRL00N29EFF4K@mail.etat.lu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thread-index: AcPcJVjnNKgd9q0TQvus+9VVFk/mRgAKEkkQAAF0GnA= Subject: FW: ERROR: Unable to write data to disk idad1 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:11:44 -0000 Now, I tried to boot from the 5.2-r cd. I went to: Configure - Label - choose the disk etc.. Same result, "ERROR..." -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org [mailto:owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of Didier WIROTH Sent: vendredi 16 janvier 2004 17:28 To: 'Matthew N. Dodd' Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: RE: ERROR: Unable to write data to disk idad1 Yes, the error occurs when using disklabel > I tried to add a partition (with /stand/sysinstall) to idad1s1. This > should become idad1s1f but when I try to "w"rite the changes to disk > the following error appears: "ERROR: Unable to write data to disk idad1!" > Unfortunately I'm not able to add any new partitions, why, what's wrong? GEOM may be preventing you from modifying the disklabel because you have filesystems mounted etc. Does the error occur when using 'disklabel'? _______________________________________________ freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"