From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Oct 17 22:48:16 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF2DF10656C5 for ; Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:48:16 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sonicy@otenet.gr) Received: from rosebud.otenet.gr (rosebud.otenet.gr [83.235.67.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13EF08FC19 for ; Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:48:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pulstar.local (athedsl-4468832.home.otenet.gr [94.71.112.80]) by rosebud.otenet.gr (8.13.8/8.13.8/Debian-3) with ESMTP id n9HMmD1E025265; Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:48:13 +0300 Message-ID: <4ADA49AD.9040304@otenet.gr> Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:48:13 +0300 From: Manolis Kiagias User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Macintosh/20090812) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: PJ References: <4AD8EB8F.9010900@videotron.ca> <4AD8F651.1000001@otenet.gr> <4AD8FD82.8050306@videotron.ca> <4AD90066.60606@otenet.gr> <4ADA32D2.2020802@videotron.ca> In-Reply-To: <4ADA32D2.2020802@videotron.ca> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.96.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: I hate to bitch but bitch I must X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:48:16 -0000 PJ wrote: > Manolis Kiagias wrote: > >> PJ wrote: >> >> >>> Manolis, my state of mind is quite clear... and I'm coping with >>> everything quite allright... I'm not about to get mad at anyone or >>> anything... >>> but tell me, honestly, when you see the stuff I have described above? >>> Woldn't that confuse anyone in their right mind? >>> >>> >>> >>> >> I am sorry, but there is something here, either some mistake on your >> part or some other weird problem on your system I can not think of. >> >> I don't seem to remember glabel ever failing to store metadata, unless >> 1) The device is non-existing 2) The device is mounted. >> As a matter of fact, I did the glabel stuff on a machine a few hours >> ago. This was already fully installed, I rebooted single user and was >> done in less than 2 minutes. >> And yes, if you get a metadata error, it means nothing was done so you >> are *not* to go and change fstab! >> >> Could you please send us /etc/fstab and the results of ls /dev/ad* >> >> > Here are the outputs: > > fstab: > # Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump Pass# > /dev/ad12s1b none swap sw 0 0 > /dev/ad12s1a / ufs rw 1 1 > /dev/ad12s1h /backups ufs rw 2 2 > /dev/ad12s1g /home ufs rw 2 2 > /dev/ad12s1d /tmp ufs rw 2 2 > /dev/ad12s1f /usr ufs rw 2 2 > /dev/ad12s1e /var ufs rw 2 2 > /dev/acd0 /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto 0 0 > linproc /usr/compat/linux/proc linprocfs rw 0 0 > > df: > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Avail Capacity Mounted on > /dev/ad12s1a 2026030 319112 1544836 17% / > devfs 1 1 0 100% /dev > /dev/ad12s1h 50777034 4 46714868 0% /backups > /dev/ad12s1g 50777034 6276538 40438334 13% /home > /dev/ad12s1d 4058062 36 3733382 0% /tmp > /dev/ad12s1f 50777034 5729324 40985548 12% /usr > /dev/ad12s1e 2026030 176070 1687878 9% /var > linprocfs 4 4 0 100% /usr/compat/linux/proc > > # ls /dev/ad* > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 97 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad0 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 103 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad0s1 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 101 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad10 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 106 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad10s1 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 121 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad10s1a > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 122 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad10s1b > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 123 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad10s1c > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 124 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad10s1d > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 125 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad10s1e > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 126 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad10s1f > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 127 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad10s1g > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 102 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 107 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12s1 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 128 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12s1a > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 129 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12s1b > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 130 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12s1c > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 131 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12s1d > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 132 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12s1e > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 133 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12s1f > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 134 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12s1g > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 135 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad12s1h > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 99 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad4 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 104 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad4s1 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 108 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad4s1a > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 109 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad4s1b > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 110 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad4s1c > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 111 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad4s1d > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 112 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad4s1e > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 113 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad4s1f > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 114 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad4s1g > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 100 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad6 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 105 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad6s1 > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 115 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad6s1a > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 116 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad6s1b > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 117 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad6s1c > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 118 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad6s1d > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 119 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad6s1e > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 120 Oct 17 16:36 /dev/ad6s1f > > Sorry, but I don't see what this is going to tell you... ad0 is XP; ad10 > is minimal FreeBSD 7.2; ad12 is 7.2 on 500gb; ad4 is 7.2 on 80gb; and > ad6 is messed up FBSD I'm cheking & setting up with clone of ad12 > (dump/restore) > Now I will try the glabel again... > # shutdown now > # glabel label rootfs /dev/ad12s1a > glabel: Can't store metadata on /dev/ad0s1a > > shutdown now will get you into single user mode, but / is still mounted read-write. Do a shutdown -r now and press 4 on the loader to get into single user mode. When the single user mode finishes booting and you get to the # prompt, '/' will be mounted read only and glabel will succeed > manual: "it is assumed that a single ATA disk is used, which is > currently recognized by the system as ad0. It is also assumed that the > standard FreeBSD partition scheme is used, with /, /var, /usr and /tmp > file systems, as well as a swap partition." > > Now, does that mean that glabel does not work if there are several disks > on the system... it certainly does not say so nor does it adv ertise > that this would not work if there are several ATA disks present.. > Previously I had also tried a reboot press 4 with exactly the same > results.... > > Aha, as I said above then. If you've done this and you are still getting the can't store metadata message, I am really out of ideas.