Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 10:04:00 -0700 From: paul beard <paulbeard@mac.com> To: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: restoring disklabel from an active disk? Message-ID: <3D418100.3080908@mac.com> References: <200207261635.g6QGZv619465@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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Jerry McAllister wrote:
> Another Hmmm.
> Disklabel has a '-r' flag that says read the label on disk.
> Does that get you anything?
> If so, probably all you need to do is reboot.
> Also, try fdisk -s (if you have FreeBSd >= 4.xx).
>
/dev/ad0: 1559 cyl 240 hd 63 sec
Part Start Size Type Flags
1: 63 7847217 0xa5 0x00
2: 7847280 15709680 0xa5 0x80
If I knew how to verify where the boundary between the partitions
is, I'd feel a lot more comfortable. This does feel an awful lot
like rebuilding an airplane engine in flight, but I have the
luxury of not needing to land anytime soon.
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If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large
deposit
in my name at a Swiss bank.
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