Date: Tue, 09 Jun 1998 14:44:51 +0200 (CEST) From: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> To: Robert Chalmers <robert@chalmers.com.au> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: sweet success - disktabs-disklabel lose their mystery! Message-ID: <XFMail.980609144451.malte@webmore.com> In-Reply-To: <357CDCCC.6E644020@chalmers.com.au>
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Why did you low-level format your SCSI-disk ???????????? You don't need to do this ... almost never. Why didn't you go with fdisk and partitioning the disk ??????? Malte. On 09-Jun-98 Robert Chalmers wrote: > Well it was all worth it. Thanks to a couple of quick pointers from folks, > and > an excellent rule-of-thumb formula from Maltie, I can now install SCSI disks > from scratch, by hand. I never did like messing with that stand/sysinstall > thing. > > I have the process well documented, and will make it available when I get a > moment. If anyone is interested. And it works for SCSI only. I guess. > > in short. > install the hardware - ID#2 (its my second hdd) > check the details with the bios utility > (Adaptec has this, ctl-a, don't know about others) > format it using the adaptec program. Note the total > cylinder count if you remember, not important here. > > If all is well hardware wise, reboot your system up to normal. > > go to a # (root) prompt. > type "scsiformat -p d sd1" > (NEVER type sd0 - you will FRITZ your #1 drive - badddd) > note the total number of cylinders count > type "scsiformat -w sd1" you will get 3 three - yes > THREE seconds in which to press ctl-c if you typed something else.!!! > It will then format your sd1 scsi disk. again. Doesn't hurt. read the > numbers. > > When thats done, you can set up your /etc/disktab entry. I'll put that in > the coming text. Too complex for here. > do an appropriate disklable command > check all your mistakes - you don't make any? really! > newfs the partitions you built > edit the fstab > mount the partitions, > > and hey presto. lots of lovely new disk space. > > And why do it this way? Well, I really wanted to know what was happening, and > had an objection in principle to using fdisk - a real dosism - to make > slices. > > The good thing is, now I know how its done. > > Thanks for the help from those good soles who helped . > > cheers > Robert > > > > -- > Support Whirled Peas. Business in China? China House > robert@chalmers.com.au ph:61 7 49440357 fx:61 7 49578425 > China House Uses Webposition to ensure Top Spot in Searches > http://www.chalmers.com.au/ChinaHouse/Business/webposition > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Malte Lance <malte@webmore.com> Date: 09-Jun-98 Time: 14:42:57 ---------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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