Otto Moerbeek wrote: > On Wed, 29 Jun 2005, [iso-8859-15] Josi M. [iso-8859-15] Fandiqo wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I'm trying to install OpenBSD in three servers with >> identical hardware and I was able to install it in two >> of them but not in the third. >> >> Each server detects a diferent geometry for the SCSI >> disks :-? >> >> server1 -> geometry: 817199/87/1 [71096313 Sectors] >> server2 -> geometry: 2843852/25/1 [71096300 Sectors] >> server3 -> geometry: 4425/255/63 [71087625 Sectors] >> >> in the third server the geometry causes a broken MBR >> >> anyone knows that can be causing this? >> >> Thank you. >> >> dmesg, fdisk and disklabel: >> http://195.55.55.164/tests/OpenBSD/server1.txt >> http://195.55.55.164/tests/OpenBSD/server2.txt >> http://195.55.55.164/tests/OpenBSD/server3.txt >> > > I cannot explain the differences in geometry. Your disklabels look OK, > it might be a BIOS thing that hits you. This smells like a problem > Nick loves ;-) >
yeah. worked late, gotta get up early tomorrow, should be in bed now, but yeah, you got my attention. :) (ok, a certain bcc: may have helped :) Ken was zooming in on something, I'm looking at something I am finding even stranger: sd0 at scsibus1 targ 0 lun 0: <LSILOGIC, 1030 IM, 1000> SCSI2 0/direct fixed sd0: 34715MB, 34715 cyl, 16 head, 128 sec, 512 bytes/sec, 71096320 sec total sd1 at scsibus1 targ 2 lun 0: <IBM-ESXS, MAS3367NC FN, C901> SCSI3 0/direct fixed sd1: 34715MB, 27150 cyl, 4 head, 654 sec, 512 bytes/sec, 71096640 sec total Since when did LSILOGIC start making HARD DISKS with the exact same model number as their SCSI adapter?? Something is going seriously wrong there. (I'm guessing since you have three "identical" machines, they probably have six identical HDs). At this point, Simplify, Simplify, Simplify. Drop to one drive, then the other. Something is going seriously wrong there. Otto's right, I think at this point, the fact that anything here is working here is more good luck than good management. Something is broke. You don't have one bad and two good machines, you got three stinkers, but one of them rubs your nose in it more. Does your adapter's BIOS see the drives properly (i.e., not LSILOGIC 1030. Most will give you some kinda clue what kinda drive they have attached)? Try a different adapter, try a different cable, different drives, etc. Move the drives that "work" to the machine that doesn't -- does the problem follow the drive, the computer or the SCSI adapter? (probably on board...but if not, move the adapters around, too). At this point...I'm suspicious you found a nasty bug in the SCSI driver for that card, but a (set??) of really bad cables might explain it, too. Yes, I have seen piles of parts were every single one was bad in a similar way... Could also be a very bad jumper option on the drives, too. maybe I'll come up with a better idea tomorrow... Nick.
