Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 17:07:51 +0200 From: Jon Molin <jon.molin@resfeber.se> To: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding a new drive Message-ID: <3AC34FC7.F53209CC@resfeber.se> References: <200103290938.f2T9c1l00499@bluebox.naken.cc> <3AC347D6.1ED5F0A2@resfeber.se> <20010329165129.A60101@pcwin002.win.tue.nl>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
Hi again...
Thanks for the help Stijn but I've tried what you said allready, did it again
now following your instructions but it doesn't help, it says
Error mounting /dev/ad3s1e on /usr/local/drive2 : Device not configure
when i do write in disklabel.
Here's how fdisk ad3 looks now:
******* Working on device /dev/ad3 *******
parameters extracted from in-core disklabel are:
cylinders=13410 heads=15 sectors/track=63 (945 blks/cyl)
Figures below won't work with BIOS for partitions not in cyl 1
parameters to be used for BIOS calculations are:
cylinders=13410 heads=15 sectors/track=63 (945 blks/cyl)
fdisk: invalid fdisk partition table found
Media sector size is 512
Warning: BIOS sector numbering starts with sector 1
Information from DOS bootblock is:
The data for partition 1 is:
<UNUSED>
The data for partition 2 is:
<UNUSED>
The data for partition 3 is:
<UNUSED>
The data for partition 4 is:
sysid 165,(FreeBSD/NetBSD/386BSD)
start 63, size 12672387 (6187 Meg), flag 80 (active)
beg: cyl 0/ sector 1/ head 1;
end: cyl 97/ sector 63/ head 14
/jon
Stijn Hoop wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 04:33:58PM +0200, Jon Molin wrote:
> > Goran Milsson wrote:
> > >
> > > Hejsan...
> > >
> > > I had this problem before also. After further research I found
> > > out it is impossible to add another harddrive to your computer
> > > if you are running FreeBSD. If you want to add a drive you're
> > > going to have to re-install the OS. This is why no one responded
> > > to your question. Because there is no solution.
> > >
> > > The only suggestion I can make is to install linux. Linux allows
> > > you to add drives after an install.
> > >
> > > /Goran Milsson
> >
> >
> > Is this really true!?
>
> No, but in my experience, it *is* hard to add a drive in FreeBSD; at least
> it isn't documented very well.
>
> The easiest option is to run /stand/sysinstall as root, and then
> do the following steps:
>
> - choose Configure -> Fdisk, and choose the new disk
> (if the disk doesn't show up, your kernel doesn't recognize it; make
> sure you compiled your kernel correctly).
> - partition your disk the way you like it (ie, for an extra disk, choose
> 'A' - Use Entire Disk)
> - use 'Q' to exit the Fdisk configuration (do not 'W' yet)
> - choose your boot manager (you can select none if its an extra disk)
> - then choose cancel to get out of the drive selection screen for fdisk
> - Now choose 'Label', select the right disk, and use the label editor to
> create your 'partitions'
> (yes this is confusing, but in *BSD speak, these are partitions and
> what everyone else calls 'partitions' are 'slices')
> - For an entire disk, choose 'C', then accept the default size (which is
> the entire disk), choose FS for file system, and then enter your
> new mountpoint (for example, /local2).
> - Now press 'W' to both fdisk & label your new disk.
> - Choose 'Q' to exit out of the label editor, Cancel twice to get to
> the main sysinstall menu, and exit out of sysinstall.
>
> If this all went ok, you should have a shiny new disk mounted at your
> specified mountpoint.
>
> Note that changing boot drives is more involved than this, and I can't
> write a description off the top of my head.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> --Stijn
>
> > > In article <99f5a6$14jb$1@FreeBSD.csie.NCTU.edu.tw> you wrote:
> > > > I'm trying to add a new drive to my computer with no luck at all. I read
> > > > http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/disks-adding.html and thought it looked really easy. I
> > > > followed all it said in the guide using sysinstall and got error messages saying 'Error
> > > > mounting /dev/ad1s1a on / : Device not configured' but didn't worry since the guide said
> > > > there would be error messages when writing the label. But when i exit there's no info
> > > > left.
> > > > I've tried booting slackware and using cfdisk to make a bsd partition of it and it seemed
> > > > to stay but when i boot up my freebsd there's no table left. I've tried doing it manualy
> > > > with same result.
> > >
> > > > jmo# dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rad1 bs=1k count=1
> > > > 1+0 records in
> > > > 1+0 records out
> > > > 1024 bytes transferred in 0.000889 secs (1151775 bytes/sec)
> > > > jmo# fdisk -BI ad1
> > > > ******* Working on device /dev/ad1 *******
> > > > fdisk: invalid fdisk partition table found
> > >
> > > > dmesg:
> > > > ad0: 19092MB <ST320413A> [38792/16/63] at ata0-master UDMA33
> > > > ad1: 6187MB <FUJITSU MPB3064ATU> [13410/15/63] at ata0-slave UDMA33
> > >
> > > > fdisk output:
> > > > jmo# fdisk ad1
> > > > ******* Working on device /dev/ad1 *******
> > > > parameters extracted from in-core disklabel are:
> > > > cylinders=13410 heads=15 sectors/track=63 (945 blks/cyl)
> > >
> > > > Figures below won't work with BIOS for partitions not in cyl 1
> > > > parameters to be used for BIOS calculations are:
> > > > cylinders=13410 heads=15 sectors/track=63 (945 blks/cyl)
> > >
> > > > fdisk: invalid fdisk partition table found
> > > > Media sector size is 512
> > > > Warning: BIOS sector numbering starts with sector 1
> > > > Information from DOS bootblock is:
> > > > The data for partition 1 is:
> > > > <UNUSED>
> > > > The data for partition 2 is:
> > > > <UNUSED>
> > > > The data for partition 3 is:
> > > > <UNUSED>
> > > > The data for partition 4 is:
> > > > sysid 165,(FreeBSD/NetBSD/386BSD)
> > > > start 63, size 12672387 (6187 Meg), flag 80 (active)
> > > > beg: cyl 0/ sector 1/ head 1;
> > > > end: cyl 97/ sector 63/ head 14
> > >
> > > > Anyone got a clue?
> > >
> > > > I've tried searching archives, asked friends and i asked it on the newbie list so i hope
> > > > im not being redundant...
> > >
> > > > /jon
> > >
> > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
> >
> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
>
> --
> I wish there was a knob on the TV to turn up the intelligence.
> There's a knob called `brightness', but it doesn't work."
> -- Gallagher
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org
with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?3AC34FC7.F53209CC>