Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 09:24:10 +0100 (BST) From: Developer <dev@fgate.flevel.co.uk> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HELP URGENT!!! Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960904092325.970A-100000@fgate.flevel.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <322C818E.167EB0E7@whistle.com>
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On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Julian Elischer wrote:
> > Can't open /dev/rsd2a Device not configured.
> >
> > In /var/log/messages there is this error:-
> >
> > /kernel: sd2: Can't deal with 767 bytes logical blocks
> this message doesn't come from the label, but from the disk driver
> when it asks the drive how it is formatted..
> /*
> * Load the physical device parameters
> */
> sd_get_parms(unit, 0); /* sets SDEV_MEDIA_LOADED */
> if (sd->params.secsiz != SECSIZE) { /* XXX One day... */
> printf("sd%ld: Can't deal with %d bytes logical
> blocks\n",
> unit, sd->params.secsiz);
> Debugger("sd");
>
> here is the debugger call.. the original intention is to let you
> examine the results from the sd_get_params call
> errcode = ENXIO;
> goto bad;
> }
>
> Your disk has been "partially reformetted"
> OR
> it's gone crazy
> OR
> sd_get_parms(unit,0)
> is returning garbage (probably also due to a mad disk)
>
> >
> > Seems like the disklabel is dodgy :(
>
> nope.. see above..
>
> >
> > Any ideas how to fix it? It's desperate??
>
> compile a kernel with the SCSIDEBUG
> then after booting do:
> scsi -d 15 -f /dev/rsd2.ctl
> this will turn on TONS of debugging
> if it's too much -d 1 might be better
>
> this should give you the results of all operations affecting
> that device...
>
> julian
> in the mean-while
> don't write to that device (not that it'll let you :)
Thanks for all your help:) The strange thing is when we rebooted the
machine again this morning it booted up just fine!! I wonder if it could
be a hardware error?
Regards,
Trefor S.
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