Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 12:42:08 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Kevin Walton <kevin@unseen.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: panic: vinvalbuf: dirty bufs Message-ID: <19991223124208.I1316@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.991222214640.19154C-100000@mach.unseen.org> References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.991222214640.19154C-100000@mach.unseen.org>
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On Wednesday, 22 December 1999 at 21:53:16 +0000, Kevin Walton wrote: > Hi > > Useing 3.3-Rel I get a "panic: vinvalbuf: dirty bufs" right at the end of > trying to newfs an IBM Deskstar DPTA-373420: > > /kernel: wdc0: unit 1 (wd1): <IBM-DPTA-373420> > /kernel: wd1: 32634MB (66835440 sectors), 66305 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S > > Im trying to newfs it as a single drive, and I tried Partioning it > both as the true full disk and as the full disk being compatable with > other OS's (not sure of the right terminology there). In the cases where I've seen it, it has been because the drive has gone down and close() can't flush the buffers. I'd guess that something on the drive has upset the system. There's not very much we can do without a dump. Greg -- When replying to this message, please copy the original recipients. For more information, see http://www.lemis.com/questions.html Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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