Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 08:45:05 -0500 (CDT) From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@beowulf.utmb.edu> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG, chokepnt@prima.ruhr.de Subject: Re: EZ230 removable drive Message-ID: <199706301345.IAA04501@beowulf.utmb.edu>
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[deletia] > ======> begin disklabel output <=========== > # /dev/rsd1c: > type: unknown > disk: > label: > flags: > bytes/sector: 512 > sectors/track: 107 > tracks/cylinder: 1 > sectors/cylinder: 107 > cylinders: 4210 > sectors/unit: 450560 > rpm: 3600 > interleave: 1 > trackskew: 0 > cylinderskew: 0 > headswitch: 0 # milliseconds > track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds > drivedata: 0 > > 3 partitions: > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > c: 450560 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 - > 4210*) > ======> end disklabel output <============= > > I tried to add an entry at the end for a FreeBSD slice "e", spanning the > whole of "c" and looking like the following: > > =========================================== > 3 partitions: ^^^! Change that to 5, at least, if you want an e partition: abcdefgh 12345678 See the correspondence? > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > c: 450560 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 - > 4210*) > e: 450560 0 4.2BSD 1024 8192 # (Cyl. 0 - > 4210*) > =========================================== > > Now disklabel complains about a "bad partition name in line 23" which > happens to be the line with the new "e" partition. > > Three Questions: > > (1) What's Wrong with /stand/sysinstall? Haven't a clue. I use disklabel. > (2) What am I doing wrong with disklabel? (i.e. Do I have reason to feel > silly?) See above. > (3) If /stand/sysinstall can't be fixed: is there any other way to > quick'n'dirty initialize a disk for FreeBSD? > You are essentially there. > Oh, and BTW: Can I use 4.4LFS filesystems, what is the > difference/advantage over 4.2BSD and what consequences do I have to > dread? ;) Haven't a clue. > > Hoping I specified my problem in enough detail... > You have. > Philipp > > -- M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790
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