From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 30 15:07:16 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA18598 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 30 Jun 1997 15:07:16 -0700 (PDT) Received: from peeper.my.domain ([208.128.8.69]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA18593 for ; Mon, 30 Jun 1997 15:07:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from tom@localhost) by peeper.my.domain (8.8.5/8.7.3) id RAA02750; Mon, 30 Jun 1997 17:05:04 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <19970630170424.37013@peeper.my.domain> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 17:04:24 -0500 From: Tom Jackson To: Philipp Reichmuth Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: EZ230 removable drive References: <33B76B4E.41C67EA6@prima.ruhr.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.76e In-Reply-To: <33B76B4E.41C67EA6@prima.ruhr.de>; from Philipp Reichmuth on Mon, Jun 30, 1997 at 10:16:14AM +0200 Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Mon, Jun 30, 1997 at 10:16:14AM +0200, Philipp Reichmuth wrote: > Hi everyone! > > I've got an EZflyer removable SCSI drive, and I seem to be unable to > initialize it for use with FreeBSD. > > /stand/sysinstall (from 2.1.7 since I ctm'ed to 2.2-stable) says "No > disks found, check if your controller is configured aat boot time". I > happen to know that it is because otherwise I wouldn't be able to boot > my fs'es on sd0, and in fact it says: > I have a ez230 and have found preparing a disk for fbsd troublesome. First, for the sysinstall problem, grab a boot.flp for 2.2-stable. I'd get the fixit.flp also and make sure they work for you (ftp.freebsd.org). This will give you a uptodate sysinstall. (you will have to boot the floppy and start an install on the ez230 disk only, quit once it is labeled and newfs'd) this covers #1 below. > Here's my disklabel (btw I'm running 3.0-current): # /dev/rsd2c: Type: SCSI disk: ez230 label: flags: removeable bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 32 tracks/cylinder: 64 sectors/cylinder: 2048 cylinders: 220 sectors/unit: 450560 rpm: 3600 interleave: 1 trackskew: 0 cylinderskew: 0 headswitch: 0 # milliseconds track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds drivedata: 0 3 partitions: # size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 450560 0 4.2BSD 512 4096 0 # (Cyl. 0 - 219) c: 450560 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 - 219) > Three Questions: > > (1) What's Wrong with /stand/sysinstall? > (2) What am I doing wrong with disklabel? (i.e. Do I have reason to feel > silly?) Make a disktab entry for your ez230 drive. Here's mine: ez230|ezflyer 230MB Removable Cartridge :\ :ty=removable:dt=SCSI:rm#3600:\ :se#512:nt#64:ns#32:nc#220:sc#2048:su#450560:\ :pa#450560:oa#0:ba#4096:fa#512:ta=4.2BSD:\ :pc#450560:oc#0: ez135|ez135 135MB Removable Cartridge :\ :ty=removable:dt=SCSI:rm#3600:\ :se#512:nt#64:ns#32:nc#128:sc#2048:su#262144:\ :pa#262144:oa#0:ba#4096:fa#512:ta=4.2BSD:\ :pc#262144:oc#0: Sometimes disklabel works, other times not (haven't figured this out yet). When it doesn't, use your boot disk/sysinstall to get a good label on the disk, then redisklabel using your disktab entry, newfs and your in business. > (3) If /stand/sysinstall can't be fixed: is there any other way to > quick'n'dirty initialize a disk for FreeBSD? > > Oh, and BTW: Can I use 4.4LFS filesystems, what is the > difference/advantage over 4.2BSD and what consequences do I have to > dread? ;) > > Hoping I specified my problem in enough detail... > > Philipp > > I have no idea about #3 ;-/ Hope this helps, Tom