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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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