Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:30:15 -0800 (PST) From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: alpha/61940: Can't disklabel new disk from FreeBSD/alpha 5.2-RELEASE sysinstall Message-ID: <200401261830.i0QIUFZq033989@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR alpha/61940; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
To: "Matthew X. Economou" <xenophon+freebsd@irtnog.org>
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: alpha/61940: Can't disklabel new disk from FreeBSD/alpha 5.2-RELEASE sysinstall
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:24:35 -0800
On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 05:31:57AM -0800, Matthew X. Economou wrote:
> When presented with a disk that originally contained OpenVMS or Linux,
> the disk label editor executed by sysinstall in FreeBSD/alpha
> 5.2-RELEASE cannot reinitialize the disk with a FreeBSD disk label.
> Instead, it reports an error about there being no free space on the
> selected disk.
1. Please properly wrap you lines, by hand if necessary. :-)
2. Please email phk@freebsd.org and ask him what part of your disk he
needs 'dd'ed and sent to him to determine if this is something GEOM
isn't taking into account.
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