Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 10:14:56 -0500 From: "Bill Sandiford" <sysop@interlinks.net> To: "Peter A. Schwenk" <schwenk@voicenet.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: help adding new drive - getting newfs error Message-ID: <006c01bf4645$fb24bd80$03a06bcf@interlinks.net> References: <001301bf45bd$2a2d98b0$03a06bcf@interlinks.net> <38559F55.B4E071F6@voicenet.com>
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I have tried using the /stand/sysinstall method...partition gets created fine but when I choose W to write changes in the Label editors it asks me to confirm...i say yes and it comes back saying... Error mounting /dev/wd2s1e on /newdisk : Invalid Argument I am really stuck here... Help ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter A. Schwenk <schwenk@voicenet.com> To: Bill Sandiford <sysop@interlinks.net> Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 8:37 PM Subject: Re: help adding new drive - getting newfs error > It's usually easier to use the installation program /stand/sysinstall to > setup disks. If you choose 'Configure' from the front menu, you will > then find the disklabel editor and the partition options. > > Bill Sandiford wrote: > > > I am trying to install a new 17.3 ide drive in my machine using one of > > either of the following 2 methods from the handbook > > > > # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rda1 bs=1k count=1 > > # disklabel -Brw da1 auto > > # disklabel -e da1 # create the `e' partition > > # newfs -d0 /dev/rda1e > > # mkdir -p /1 > > # vi /etc/fstab # add an entry for /dev/da1e > > # mount /1 > > > > An alternate method is: > > > > # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rda1 count=2 > > # disklabel /dev/rda1 | disklabel -BrR da1 /dev/stdin > > # newfs /dev/rda1e > > # mkdir -p /1 > > # vi /etc/fstab # add an entry for /dev/da1e > > # mount /1 > > > > As soon as I run the newfs command as listed above I get the following > > error. > > > > Dec 13 17:53:48 ns2 /kernel: wd2c: hard error reading fsbn 33793228 of > > 33793228-33793231 (wd2 bn 33793228; cn 33525 tn 0 sn 28)wd2: status > > 59<rdy,seekdone,drq,err> error 10<no_id> > > > > Any help would be appreciated > > > > Bill > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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