Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 01:43:32 -0900 (AKST) From: Steve Howe <groggy@iname.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: MAKEDEV on fd0 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981109013851.4263B-100000@abc.xyz.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9811091701530.3471-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu>
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> > when creating a boot floppy, the following 2 commands > > generate the following errors: > > > > /dev/MAKEDEV std > > Don't do this. It doesn't create the slice entries for the hard disks > correctly. hopefully it is ok if i create the slice entries afterwards? > > Nov 4 10:10:10 user /kernel: /mnt: optimization changed from SPACE to TIME > > Your filesystem is consistenly 99% full so the fs optimization changed to > save space but slow FS activities. isn't it the other way around? it's changing from saving "SPACE" to saving "TIME", which is just the opposite of what it should do. > > MAKEDEV: Can't open MAKEDEV > > MAKEDEV: Can't open MAKEDEV > > MAKEDEV: Can't open MAKEDEV > > MAKEDEV: Can't open MAKEDEV > > MAKEDEV: Can't open MAKEDEV > > > > the floppy works OK, but i don't understand > > why the optimization changes on me (the floppy > > is created with the newfs -o space option) > > or why MAKEDEV generates 5 errors when creating > > wd0. > > Looks like something happened to the disk. it does this to every disk. the disks all check out fine and format properly in DOS & BSD. if i execute the same command on my hard drive, there are no errors. > Doug White To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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