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Date:      Thu, 07 Jun 2001 16:07:32 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com>
To:        scanner@jurai.net
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sysinstall error adding disks..
Message-ID:  <3B1FDF04.2D290DBA@iowna.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0106071253180.1912-100000@sasami.jurai.net>

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scanner@jurai.net wrote:
> 
> I am trying to add 2 18GB Seagate Cheetah drives with sysinstall on /a and
> /b. So I can use them with Vinum. This box is a Dual proc, Dell Poweredge
> 2400. The 3 drives in it are the same cheetah drives. They are hot
> swap drives. Sysinstall had no problems labeling and installing on the
> first one. I even had these other two mounted as /stripe0 /stripe1 on the
> first install. But then i had problems with newfs -v setting up Vinum so i
> figured id low level format them and reinstall. Everything seems fine with
> the first SCSI disk but the other 2 sysinstall refuses to label.
> 
> When I go to label the disks sysinstall vomits with:
> 
> Error mounting /dev/da1s1e on /a : Invalid argument
> 
> In a dialog box, and behind it I see:
> 
> DEBUG: MakeDev: Unknown major/minor for devtype -
> 
> I have never had a problem using sysinstall to add disks. This box is
> supposed to go into a data center today. The box its replacing died and
> my employers of course want it installed yesterday. I have never seen this
> error. Anyone know how to resolve this?

Do you have the necessary devices in /dev?
If not, run MAKEDEV

-Bill

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