Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 08:25:46 -0600 From: "Bruce DeVault" <internal@intechsoft.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: re: adding a large hard drive post-install Message-ID: <004601bf3b3e$cb024d00$0c01a8c0@wkbruce>
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> What about=20
>=20
> sh /dev/MAKEDEV wd2
> dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/rwd2 count=3D1000
> disklabel -e wd2
>=20
> in vi yy p so that=20
> c: 8405712 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 -
> 1778*)
> e: 8405712 0 4.2BSD 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 -
> 1778*)
>=20
> newfs /dev/rwd2e
su-2.03# sh /dev/MAKEDEV wd2
su-2.03# dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/rwd2 count=3D1000
1000+0 records in
1000+0 records out
512000 bytes transferred in 0.257836 secs (1985759 bytes/sec)
su-2.03# disklabel -e wd2
disklabel: ioctl DIOCGDINFO: Invalid argument
su-2.03# fdisk wd2
******* Working on device /dev/rwd2 *******
parameters extracted from in-core disklabel are:
cylinders=3D66305 heads=3D16 sectors/track=3D63 (1008 blks/cyl)
Figures below won't work with BIOS for partitions not in cyl 1
parameters to be used for BIOS calculations are:
cylinders=3D66305 heads=3D16 sectors/track=3D63 (1008 blks/cyl)
fdisk: invalid fdisk partition table found
Media sector size is 512
Warning: BIOS sector numbering starts with sector 1
Information from DOS bootblock is:
The data for partition 1 is:
<UNUSED>
The data for partition 2 is:
<UNUSED>
The data for partition 3 is:
<UNUSED>
The data for partition 4 is:
sysid 165,(FreeBSD/NetBSD/386BSD)
start 1, size 66835439 (32634 Meg), flag 80 (active)
beg: cyl 0/ sector 2/ head 0;
end: cyl 768/ sector 63/ head 15
su-2.03# disklabel wd2
disklabel: ioctl DIOCGDINFO: Invalid argument
su-2.03#
help... :)
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> What about <BR>> <BR>> sh =
/dev/MAKEDEV=20
wd2<BR>> dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/rwd2 count=3D1000<BR>> =
disklabel -e=20
wd2<BR>> <BR>> in vi yy p so that <BR>> c: =20
8405712 0 =20
unused =
0 =20
0 # =
(Cyl. 0=20
-<BR>> 1778*)<BR>> e: =20
8405712 0 =20
4.2BSD =
0 =20
0 # =
(Cyl. 0=20
-<BR>> 1778*)<BR>> <BR>> newfs /dev/rwd2e<BR><BR>su-2.03# sh=20
/dev/MAKEDEV wd2<BR>su-2.03# dd if=3D/dev/zero of=3D/dev/rwd2 =
count=3D1000<BR>1000+0=20
records in<BR>1000+0 records out<BR>512000 bytes transferred in 0.257836 =
secs=20
(1985759 bytes/sec)<BR>su-2.03# disklabel -e wd2<BR>disklabel: ioctl =
DIOCGDINFO:=20
Invalid argument<BR>su-2.03# fdisk wd2<BR>******* Working on device =
/dev/rwd2=20
*******<BR>parameters extracted from in-core disklabel =
are:<BR>cylinders=3D66305=20
heads=3D16 sectors/track=3D63 (1008 blks/cyl)<BR><BR>Figures below won't =
work with=20
BIOS for partitions not in cyl 1<BR>parameters to be used for BIOS =
calculations=20
are:<BR>cylinders=3D66305 heads=3D16 sectors/track=3D63 (1008 =
blks/cyl)<BR><BR>fdisk:=20
invalid fdisk partition table found<BR>Media sector size is =
512<BR>Warning: BIOS=20
sector numbering starts with sector 1<BR>Information from DOS bootblock=20
is:<BR>The data for partition 1 is:<BR><UNUSED><BR>The data for =
partition=20
2 is:<BR><UNUSED><BR>The data for partition 3 =
is:<BR><UNUSED><BR>The=20
data for partition 4 is:<BR>sysid=20
165,(FreeBSD/NetBSD/386BSD)<BR> start 1, size 66835439 =
(32634=20
Meg), flag 80 (active)<BR> =
beg: cyl 0/=20
sector 2/ head 0;<BR> end: cyl =
768/=20
sector 63/ head 15<BR>su-2.03# disklabel wd2<BR>disklabel: ioctl =
DIOCGDINFO:=20
Invalid argument<BR>su-2.03#<BR><BR>help...=20
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