Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 18:01:54 -0700 From: "Jason" <xavier@vvi.at> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: disklabel problems Message-ID: <002701c24c9c$2e8e44c0$39e1fcd0@xavier2> In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.20020825172557.03a345e0@mail.sage-one.net>
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Hi, > Your fstab shows da0s1 but your label has ad0s1 -- one is SCSI and the > other IDE if I read your message right.... Yes, My boot disk is the SCSI drive that has / /usr /var and the swap The only partition on the IDE drive that looses its disklabel is /bkp. Thanks for your help Jason > -----Original Message----- > From: Jack L. Stone [mailto:jackstone@sage-one.net] > Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2002 3:26 PM > To: VVI hostmaster; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: disklabel problems > > At 10:25 PM 8.24.2002 -0700, VVI hostmaster wrote: > >Hey everyone, > > > >My backup drive looses its disklabel whenever I bootup. > >Then I have to edit the drive out of fstab to boot up > > > >Here is its disklabel It does not look right for a drive that is > >108GB(marketed as 120GB) > > > >[Terminal]# disklabel ad0s1 > savedlabel > >BEGIN------------------- > ># /dev/ad0s1e: > >type: ESDI > >disk: ad0s1 > >label: > >flags: > >bytes/sector: 512 > >sectors/track: 63 > >tracks/cylinder: 255 > >sectors/cylinder: 16065 > >cylinders: 14592 > >sectors/unit: 234436482 > >rpm: 3600 > >interleave: 1 > >trackskew: 0 > >cylinderskew: 0 > >headswitch: 0 # milliseconds > >track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds > >drivedata: 0 > > > >8 partitions: > ># size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > > c: 234436482 0 unused 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 - > >14592*) > > e: 234436482 0 4.2BSD 0 0 0 # (Cyl. 0 - > >14592*) > >END------------------- > > > >its just one 120 gig and actually its a single partition of 108GB > > > > > >This is what I do > >1. boot stops and I have to do the following > > > >[Terminal]# mount / > >[Terminal]# mount /usr > >[Terminal]# /usr/local/bin/pico fstab > > > >In pico I edit out this line > >/dev/ad2s1e /bkp ufs rw 2 > >2 > > > > > >contents of /etc/fstab > >BEGIN------------------- > ># Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump > >Pass# > >/dev/da0s1b none swap sw 0 > >0 > >/dev/da0s1a / ufs rw 1 > >1 > >/dev/da0s1f /usr ufs rw,userquota 2 > >2 > >/dev/da0s1e /var ufs rw 2 > >2 > >#/dev/ad2s1e /bkp ufs rw 2 > >2 > >/dev/acd0c /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto 0 > >0 > >proc /proc procfs rw 0 > >0 > >END------------------- > > > >Then exit it boots and then > > > >[Terminal]# /stand/sysinstall > >BEGIN------------------- > >FreeBSD Disklabel Editor > >Disk: ad2 Partition name: ad2s1 Free: 0 blocks (0MB) > >Part Mount Size Newfs Part Mount Size Newfs > >ad0s1e <none> 114470MB* > >END------------------- > > > >Then I edit it to the following > >ad0s1e /bkp 114470MBUFS*S N > > > > > > > > > > Your fstab shows da0s1 but your label has ad0s1 -- one is SCSI and the > other IDE if I read your message right.... > > Best regards, > Jack L. Stone, > Administrator > > SageOne Net > http://www.sage-one.net > jackstone@sage-one.net To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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