Ok, problem solved, it was indeed a mismatch between kernel & userland! Tx!
Xavier -- The first time that Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck will be when they start making vacuum cleaners! On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, Miod Vallat wrote: > > # fdisk -i wd2 > > # disklabel -E wd2 (created 'a' partition) > > # newfs wd2a > > [...] > > > wd2a: id not found writing fsbn 488397104 (wd2 bn 8796581419375; cn > > 547561868 tn 158 sn 1), retrying > > It looks like you are indeed running a -CURRENT (or fairly recent) kernel, > but with an older userland. > > Are you sure your fdisk, disklabel and newfs binaries are on par with the > kernel? > > Miod

