Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 09:24:10 +0100 (BST) From: Developer <dev@fgate.flevel.co.uk> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: HELP URGENT!!! Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.93.960904092325.970A-100000@fgate.flevel.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <322C818E.167EB0E7@whistle.com>
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On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Julian Elischer wrote: > > Can't open /dev/rsd2a Device not configured. > > > > In /var/log/messages there is this error:- > > > > /kernel: sd2: Can't deal with 767 bytes logical blocks > this message doesn't come from the label, but from the disk driver > when it asks the drive how it is formatted.. > /* > * Load the physical device parameters > */ > sd_get_parms(unit, 0); /* sets SDEV_MEDIA_LOADED */ > if (sd->params.secsiz != SECSIZE) { /* XXX One day... */ > printf("sd%ld: Can't deal with %d bytes logical > blocks\n", > unit, sd->params.secsiz); > Debugger("sd"); > > here is the debugger call.. the original intention is to let you > examine the results from the sd_get_params call > errcode = ENXIO; > goto bad; > } > > Your disk has been "partially reformetted" > OR > it's gone crazy > OR > sd_get_parms(unit,0) > is returning garbage (probably also due to a mad disk) > > > > > Seems like the disklabel is dodgy :( > > nope.. see above.. > > > > > Any ideas how to fix it? It's desperate?? > > compile a kernel with the SCSIDEBUG > then after booting do: > scsi -d 15 -f /dev/rsd2.ctl > this will turn on TONS of debugging > if it's too much -d 1 might be better > > this should give you the results of all operations affecting > that device... > > julian > in the mean-while > don't write to that device (not that it'll let you :) Thanks for all your help:) The strange thing is when we rebooted the machine again this morning it booted up just fine!! I wonder if it could be a hardware error? Regards, Trefor S.
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