Questions recap: 1. Is it `OpenBSD` tools' fault or is it the HDD's fault, so should I replace the HDD under warranty? 2. Can I rest assured that my install will work fine?
After unpackaging a newly bought HDD, S.M.A.R.T. was checked — all new and OK, then `Hard Disk Sentinel` from under `Windows` — write-read test, random order, random data — all OK. Afterwards, `OpenBSD` was installed from `install70.iso` DVD after failing to boot `install70.img` from USB, issue asked here: https://marc.info/?t=163640029300001&r=1&w=2 In the installed `OpenBSD` I noticed that almost half of the disk was unused, so I booted into installer again and found with `disklabel -h wd0`: total sectors: 7814037168 # total bytes: 3.6T boundend: 4294956960 Heck, how and why? http://man.openbsd.org/disklabel#b Set OpenBSD disk boundaries. This option tells disklabel which parts of the disk it is allowed to modify. This option is probably only useful for ports with fdisk(8) partition tables where the ending sector in the MBR is incorrect. The user may enter ‘*’ at the “Size” prompt to indicate the entire size of the disk (minus the starting sector). This is useful for disks where the fdisk partition table is incapable of storing the real size. Note: data may become corrupted if boundaries are extended such that they overlap with other resident operating systems. "This option is probably only useful for ports with fdisk(8) partition tables where the ending sector in the MBR is incorrect." 1. Ports of `OpenBSD` to a certain hardware platform or which ports are spoken about? 2. If my reading is correct, it should be some edge case, but the issue is on `amd64` — the most mainstream platform, 7.0 — the most recent release and a new hard disk. I resorted to `b` of `disklabel` twice: on creating the encrypted device and on partitioning it, thus got full size used, but `fdisk -v wd0` still insists on "4294956960 Sectors" instead of 7814037168; and `fdisk -v sd4` still insists on "4294852800 Sectors" instead of 7814036576. Questions: 1. What exactly is wrong: `OpenBSD`'s tools or the hard disk or what? Since it is a newly bought HDD, should I apply for warranty? 2. Having set `boundend` manually, should I expect a robust operation, or might that nuisance pop up later on and interfere? Thanks
