Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2004 11:54:04 +0930 From: Malcolm Kay <malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> To: "Julien Gabel" <jpeg@thilelli.net>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't *write* to a hard disk, not even a slice using fdisk(8). Message-ID: <200404111154.04688.malcolm.kay@internode.on.net> In-Reply-To: <50911.192.168.0.105.1081633514.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net> References: <50127.192.168.0.105.1081599736.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net> <pan.2004.04.10.23.19.19.801140@biaix.org> <50911.192.168.0.105.1081633514.squirrel@webmail.thilelli.net>
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On Sunday 11 April 2004 07:15, Julien Gabel wrote: > I want to say that it is a mirror created with a hardware HighPoint HPT= 374 > (channel 2+3) UDMA133 controller ; not created using software, like vin= um > for example. > > >> - But when I tried to create a slice on it, I get: > >> # fdisk -BI ad10 > >> ******* Working on device /dev/ad10 ******* > >> fdisk: can't write fdisk partition table: Operation not permitted > There is no partition mounted on it because the miror is actually breac= k, > so this disk is totally not used at this time. > > Before that, a /home was mounted on the device corresponding to the mir= ror, > i.e. /dev/ar1 (which was made from /dev/ad8 + /dev/ad10). Actually, and > because I had some activity on this machine, I made the /home partition > available under the /dev/ad8 device alone, which is the other identical > disk which previously formed the mirror and works like a charm. I take it that you are still trying to manage ad10 through the RAID capab= le controller. No real information but I would guess the controller is still seeing=20 information on the drive ad10 which ties it in with some other disk for R= AID. If you have a regular on board ATA interface I'd try plugging the drive i= n=20 there (you can do it with all other drives removed for safety) and then t= ry=20 to initialise using an installation CD. If that works I imagine you can p= ut every thing back in your prefered configuration and continue. Malcolm
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