From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 8 16:44:30 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 D74F010657A3 for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 16:44:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fsb@thefsb.org) Received: from smtp244.iad.emailsrvr.com (smtp244.iad.emailsrvr.com [207.97.245.244]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE8F68FC1C for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 16:44:30 +0000 (UTC) Received: from relay14.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by relay14.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 1F84223684D for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:44:30 -0400 (EDT) Received: by relay14.relay.iad.mlsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: fsb-AT-thefsb.org) with ESMTPSA id 60331236838 for ; Tue, 8 Sep 2009 12:44:27 -0400 (EDT) User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/12.10.0.080409 Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:44:24 -0400 From: Tom Worster To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Message-ID: Thread-Topic: GEOM: the secondary GPT table is corrupt Thread-Index: Acowo58R7dxgNbFlZ0atixpMsPLzyA== Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Subject: GEOM: the secondary GPT table is corrupt 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: Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:44:30 -0000 i'm using gmirror on a server box here at home without understanding how geom works in any detail. i probably followed the handbook chapter 19.4 but it was a while ago. i'm wondering if there's a way to clear these warnings in boot logs: ad4: 715404MB at ata2-master SATA150 GEOM: ad4: the secondary GPT table is corrupt or invalid. GEOM: ad4: using the primary only -- recovery suggested. ad6: 715404MB at ata3-master SATA150 GEOM: ad6: the secondary GPT table is corrupt or invalid. GEOM: ad6: using the primary only -- recovery suggested. GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror/gm0 launched (2/2). GEOM: mirror/gm0: the secondary GPT table is corrupt or invalid. GEOM: mirror/gm0: using the primary only -- recovery suggested. GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider mirror/gm0p1 is msdosfs/EFI. Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/mirror/gm0s1a GEOM_LABEL: Label msdosfs/EFI removed. the array seems to be fine, according to gmirror status. googling around, it seems these warnings indicate shoddy initial setup of the disks and there's no clear answer how to sort these matters out. any advice? -tom