Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 22:24:48 +0100 From: FreeBSD questions mailing list <FreeBSD@amadeus.demon.nl> To: Benjamin Keating <motionsiren@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Vinum, newfs: could not open special device Message-ID: <02326c773bd3df7462241467b040fa49@amadeus.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <781e2bc00503091311457b78c5@mail.gmail.com> References: <781e2bc00503091311457b78c5@mail.gmail.com>
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On 09 mrt 2005, at 22:11, Benjamin Keating wrote:
> Hey all. Running FreeBSD 5.3 with GENERIC kernel. This isn't high
> priority, but I've never had problems with Vinum before and this one's
> got me stumped.
>
> ########################
> #### /etc/vinum.conf ###
> ########################
>
> bigbang# cat /etc/vinum.conf
> drive a device /dev/ad4e
> drive b device /dev/ad5e
> drive c device /dev/ad6e
> volume backup
> plex org raid5 384k
> sd length 0 drive a
> sd length 0 drive b
> sd length 0 drive c
>
> ########################
>
> ### MY STEPS ###
> 1). bsdlabel -w /dev/ad{4,5,6}
> 2). bsdlabel -e /dev/ad{4,5,6}
> 2.1). removed partiion "a"
> copied partition "c" and changed fstype to "vinum"
> :wq
> 3). vinum config -f /etc/vinum.conf
try
3) vinum create -f /etc/vinum.conf
Arno
> 4). newfs /dev/vinum/backup
>
> ### PROBLEM ###
> newfs: /dev/vinum/backup: could not open special device
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