Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:55:59 +0100 From: Damien Fleuriot <ml@my.gd> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: problem formating disk with gpart Message-ID: <4ED6FACF.1070908@my.gd> In-Reply-To: <20182.63924.526118.602623@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <20182.39340.354254.608836@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1111301706310.3692@wonkity.com> <20182.63924.526118.602623@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On 12/1/11 4:51 AM, Robert Huff wrote: > > I'm not sure how, but I have achieved this: > >>> gpart show ad1 > => 34 976773101 ad1 GPT (465G) > 34 976773101 1 freebsd-ufs (465G) > > ... which is correct, except for the size. > I have a new problem: > >>> newfs /dev/ad1p1 > newfs: wtfs: 512 bytes at sector 976773100: Input/output error > You're trying to create a 460gb file system on a 80gb drive. When newfs reaches the drive's boundary and attempts to write to the next sector, it tries to divide by 0 and gets slapped back 9000 years in time by Chuck Norris. Try this: gpart delete -i 1 gpart create -s 78g -i 1 -t freebsd-ufs /dev/ad1 Then try to newfs -U it.
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