From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 10 21:51:42 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C978316A402 for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:51:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 687C113C44C for ; Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:51:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l3ALoxEi092116; Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:50:59 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070410164922.024efe80@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:50:28 -0500 To: fbsd bsd , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <427980.59792.qm@web63515.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <427980.59792.qm@web63515.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: disklabel error in 4.11 release X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 21:51:43 -0000 At 03:21 PM 4/10/2007, fbsd bsd wrote: >Hey *, having a bit of a problem with disklabel. A bit of background. > >I'm building a lab with Olive boxes in it >(http://juniper.cluepon.net/index.php/Olive), which are basically i386 >machines running JunOS. Please note that this whole procedure is entirely >unsupported by Juniper and I would never *ever* recommend anyone run >production traffic on an Olive box. At any rate, it requires a base >install of FBSD 4.11, which you then do a pkg_add of their software over. > >The problem I'm having is that the package add fails every time. I >personally have no experience with disklabel so it took me a bit to track >down, but it seems like the raw device is not allowing anything to edit >the first sectors. Keep in mind that an Olive install effectively turns >your BSD box into a Juniper box, so the boot procedure will be different, >which is why I'm leaning toward this. Also, this is the output of >disklabel querying the kernel, then the device. > > >olive1# disklabel ad4 ># /dev/ad4: >type: unknown >disk: amnesiac >label: fictitious >flags: >bytes/sector: 512 >sectors/track: 63 >tracks/cylinder: 255 >sectors/cylinder: 16065 >cylinders: 9726 >sectors/unit: 156250000 >rpm: 3600 >interleave: 1 >trackskew: 0 >cylinderskew: 0 >headswitch: 0 # milliseconds >track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds >drivedata: 0 > >8 partitions: ># size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > c: 156250000 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 - 9726*) >olive1# >olive1# >olive1# >olive1# >olive1# >olive1# >olive1# disklabel -r ad4 >disklabel: bad pack magic number (label is damaged, or pack is unlabeled) >olive1# > > >Attempts to use disklabel -e to edit the device label end in: >:q >disklabel: Operation not supported by device >re-edit the label? [y]: n >olive1# > >Finally, here is the failure of the pkg_add: >olive1# pkg_add jinstall-7.2R4.2-domestic-signed.tgz >Verified SHA1 checksum of jinstall-7.2R4.2-domestic.tgz >Adding jinstall... >sysctl: unknown oid 'hw.re.model' >disklabel: bad pack magic number (label is damaged, or pack is unlabeled) > >WARNING: This package will load JUNOS 7.2R4.2 software. >WARNING: It will save JUNOS configuration files, and SSH keys >WARNING: (if configured), but erase all other files and information >WARNING: stored on this machine. It will attempt to preserve dumps >WARNING: and log files, but this can not be guaranteed. This is the >WARNING: pre-installation stage and all the software is loaded when >WARNING: you reboot the system. > >Saving the config files ... >Installing the bootstrap installer ... >disklabel: bad pack magic number (label is damaged, or pack is unlabeled) > >WARNING: Failed while trying to install bootstrap loaders > >Deleting bootstrap installer ... >disklabel: bad pack magic number (label is damaged, or pack is unlabeled) > >WARNING: This installation attempt will be aborted. >WARNING: If you wish to force the installation despite these warnings >WARNING: you may use the 'force' option on the command line. >pkg_add: install script returned error status >pkg_add: install script returned error status >olive1# > > >If anyone has any tips I'd appreciate it. > sysinstall will label the disks as part of the install. Is the hardware preventing the boot area from being written to? It would appear that this is the case. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.