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Date:      Sun, 21 Jun 1998 12:38:42 +1000 (EST)
From:      Robert Chalmers <robert@nanguo.chalmers.com.au>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   sd1: error with no magic number. Whats it all mean
Message-ID:  <199806210238.MAA00357@nanguo.chalmers.com.au>

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This is the only message I get now about the structure of the second
hard disk I've been experimenting with.

/kernel: sd1: invalid primary partition table: no magic

I built the disk with /etc/disktab, and disklabel. I put together
the disktab myself from examples and trial and error. It now all
works, except it returns this message.

There is no a partition, because as I understand it, only the primary,
or boot/root partition should have an 'a' partition. There can be as many
of the others as make up the different disks. According to the hand book
anyway.

6 partitions:
#        size   offset    fstype   [fsize bsize bps/cpg]
  b:   336640        0      swap                    	# (Cyl.    0 - 174*)
  c:  4110000        0    unused     1024  8192       	# (Cyl.    0 - 2133*)
  d:  1257787   336640    4.2BSD     1024  8192     0 	# (Cyl.  174*- 827*)
  e:  1257787  1594427    4.2BSD     1024  8192     0 	# (Cyl.  827*- 1480*)
  f:  1257787  2852213    4.2BSD     1024  8192     0 	# (Cyl. 1480*- 2133*)

Everything works fine. fsck's ok and mounts and so on.

So. What is this message...
/kernel: sd1: invalid primary partition table: no magic

and how do I give it some magic, if this is what it wants?

cheers
Robert


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