Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 10:38:19 -0500 From: "Bill Sandiford" <sysop@interlinks.net> To: "Peter Schwenk" <schwenk@math.udel.edu> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: help adding new drive - getting newfs error Message-ID: <000501bf4649$3fce60f0$03a06bcf@interlinks.net> References: <001301bf45bd$2a2d98b0$03a06bcf@interlinks.net> <38559F55.B4E071F6@voicenet.com> <006c01bf4645$fb24bd80$03a06bcf@interlinks.net> <3856628A.4954F9EE@math.udel.edu>
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Yes..../dev/wd2s1e is in existance in the /dev directory...the directory /newdisk is created, however it is a directory on the / partition and not the new drive Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Schwenk <schwenk@math.udel.edu> To: Bill Sandiford <sysop@interlinks.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 10:30 AM Subject: Re: help adding new drive - getting newfs error > Do you have /dev/wd2s1e in existence? I don't know what version of FreeBSD you > are using, but I do remember having this kind of difficulty with earlier > versions of 3.x. If you don't have all of the device entries in the /dev > directory for wd2, then this would cause problems. Also, in another > window/virtual console, you could check to see if /newdisk is getting created > by sysinstall, and if not, make it yourself and try again. > > Bill Sandiford wrote: > > > 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 > > > > -- > PETER SCHWENK | UNIX System Administrator > Department of Mathematical Sciences | University of Delaware > schwenk@math.udel.edu | (302)831-0437 <-NEW!!! > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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