Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 17:41:34 +1100 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc@attbi.com> Cc: phk@FreeBSD.ORG, <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Cannot open "/dev/ad0" on -CURRENT Message-ID: <20021226173931.T25281-100000@gamplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <20021225215234.GA12813@attbi.com>
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On Wed, 25 Dec 2002, Craig Rodrigues wrote: > On Wed, Dec 25, 2002 at 10:12:12PM +0100, phk@FreeBSD.ORG wrote: > > >The result of this is that I booted off of a slice contained on the > > >/dev/ad0 disk, then I cannot add new partitions to /dev/ad0 > > >with sysinstall, even if I am root. > > > > Correct. Use "disklabel -e ad0s1" > > What should I do if I want to add a new slice to /dev/ad0? > I did not fully partition the disk when I installed FreeBSD on it, > and there is lots of free space left on that disk. Use one or more of the following methods: a) remove GEOM from your config. b) upgrade to 4.7. This removes GEOM and other mistakes too. c) boot from another disk. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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