Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 21:09:56 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: shadows@whitefang.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disk problems. Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960926210409.2020D-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.960926063211.226A-100000@broken.whitefang.com>
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On Thu, 26 Sep 1996 shadows@whitefang.com wrote:
> Here's my current problem. I have my FreeBSD system install on /dev/wd1s2
> (IDE) and its fine and dandy. Now I want to create a partition on
> /dev/wd2s1 to support an additional filesystems for backuping some logs
> etc.
OK. We'll keep that in mind. I assume you don't want to make this new
disk bootable and thus make the whole disk for FreeBSD.
> I went by the book, I believe in the faq it says do it the easy way and
> use the /stand/sysinstall I did that After creating a partition I tried
> disklabel. Forgive the spam but..
>
> # /dev/wd2:
> type: unknown
> disk:
> label:
> flags:
> bytes/sector: 512
> sectors/track: 63
> tracks/cylinder: 16
> sectors/cylinder: 1008
> cylinders: 3158
> sectors/unit: 3183264
> rpm: 0
> interleave: 0
> trackskew: 0
> cylinderskew: 0
> headswitch: 0 # milliseconds
> track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds
> drivedata: 0
>
> 3 partitions:
> # size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg]
> c: 3183264 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 -
> 3157)
> Warning, revolutions/minute 0
> boot block size 0
> super block size 0
>
> Forgive my ignorance but this doesnt look right now does it ;)
Actually, it somewhat does, you're on the right track.
You should use the following command(s) to generate a proper disklabel.
disklabel -Brw /dev/rwd2s1 auto
disklabel -e sd1
You should be dropped into vi. Make a 'a' partition in the same format as
the 'c' partition; remember the numbers have to add up. Save and quit,
and that'll become your disklabel.
> Oh and check this disklabel doesnt like my working HDD
> broken: {34} disklabel /dev/wd1
> disklabel: /dev/wd1: Device not configured
You have to use the raw device /dev/rwd1.
I have a long message that describes the procedure in excruciating detail
(including fdisk)
and another that is short for non-DOS-system 'dangerously dedicated'
disks.
Doug White | University of Oregon
Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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