Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 20:47:01 +0200 From: Pawel Jakub Dawidek <pjd@FreeBSD.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> Cc: Jens Schweikhardt <schweikh@schweikhardt.net> Subject: Re: GEOM and grub Message-ID: <20040406184701.GC661@darkness.comp.waw.pl> In-Reply-To: <11438.1081276985@critter.freebsd.dk> References: <20040406183623.GA17430@schweikhardt.net> <11438.1081276985@critter.freebsd.dk>
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--Qbvjkv9qwOGw/5Fx Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 08:43:05PM +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: +> In message <20040406183623.GA17430@schweikhardt.net>, Jens Schweikhardt = writes: +> >Hello *, +> > +> >it appears GEOM prevents grub from mucking with the MBR and/or the next +> >15 or so sectors where it wants to write stage1 and/or stage1_5 (grub +> >reports failed write attempts). +> > +> >Is there any way to let grub do its magic (other than installing 4.X +> >without geom, patching grub, booting a 4.X fixit CD)? I want rope +> >to shoot my foot!!!1! :-) +>=20 +> sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=3D16 +>=20 +> will allow you to write to the full disk even if it is open. Do I said: THANK YOU! already?:) I was trying to create new file system, and instead of doing: # newfs -O2 /dev/ad0s2 I did: # newfs -O2 /dev/ad2 very important data for me were there, but geom_slice saved my ass: newfs: /dev/ad2: failed to open disk for writing :) --=20 Pawel Jakub Dawidek http://www.FreeBSD.org pjd@FreeBSD.org http://garage.freebsd.pl FreeBSD committer Am I Evil? Yes, I Am! --Qbvjkv9qwOGw/5Fx Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAcvslForvXbEpPzQRAtzOAJ4j+hl4ZMGbi9YyPHrTFYr/RSC7+wCeOGAB fElXTr/C0W748f+kv9H/zYw= =/3Bf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Qbvjkv9qwOGw/5Fx--
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