Re: disklabel/newfs problem?
On Mon, 6 Aug 2007, btmarshall wrote: Thank you,that has solved the problem. I didn't notice anything in the man page for newfs or the platform notes for sparc64. Did I miss this in the documentation somewhere? Thanks again! this is an MI issue, and not documented afaik. I've always learned the rule that block devices should be used only for mounting, and nothing else, but that does not not seem to be documented as well, except for st(4). The warning printed by newfs itself is not enough. I'm thinking about either making the warning an error or automaticaly using the raw device, like fsck does. -Otto Otto Moerbeek wrote: On Mon, 6 Aug 2007, btmarshall wrote: When I create a disklabel and newfs the filesystem more than a few gigs on either one of my Ultra1 sparc64 boxes, I can't mount them (mount_ffs: invalid parameter) until I run an fsck and fix the superblock. Here's an example: # disklabel -E sd0 This platform requires that partition offsets/sizes be on cylinder boundaries. Partition offsets/sizes will be rounded to the nearest cylinder automatically. Initial label editor (enter '?' for help at any prompt) p device: /dev/rsd0c type: SCSI disk: SCSI disk label: ATLAS V 18 SCA bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 425 tracks/cylinder: 4 sectors/cylinder: 1700 cylinders: 20907 total sectors: 35566499 free sectors: 35566499 rpm: 7200 3 partitions: # sizeoffset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] c: 35566499 0 unused 0 0 # Cyl 0 - 20921* a partition: [a] offset: [0] size: [35566499] Rounding to nearest cylinder: 3600 FS type: [4.2BSD] a partition: [b] offset: [3600] size: [2232899] Rounding to nearest cylinder: 2232100 FS type: [swap] w q No label changes. # newfs /dev/sd0a newfs: /dev/sd0a: not a character-special device This is your problem. Always create filesystems on the raw partitions (/dev/rsd0a in this case). I can reproduce your problem here, and it disappears if I use the correct device. -Otto Warning: cylinder groups must have a multiple of 16 cylinders /dev/sd0a: 3600 sectors in 39216 cylinders of 2 tracks, 425 sectors 16276.2MB in 107 cyl groups (368 c/g, 152.73MB/g, 19584 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at: 32, 313280, 625632, 938880, 1251232, 1564480, 1876832, 2190080, 2502432, 2815680, 3128032, 3441280, 3753632, 4066880, 4379232, 4692480, 5004832, 5318080, 5630432, 5943680, 6256032, 6569280, 6881632, 7194880, 7507232, 7820480, 8132832, 8446080, 8758432, 9071680, 9384032, 9697280, 10009632, 10322880, 10635232, 10948480, 11260832, 11574080, 11886432, 12199680, 12512032, 12825280, 13137632, 13450880, 13763232, 14076480, 14388832, 14702080, 15014432, 15327680, 15640032, 15953280, 16265632, 16578880, 16891232, 17204480, 17516832, 17830080, 18142432, 18455680, 18768032, 19081280, 19393632, 19706880, 20019232, 20332480, 20644832, 20958080, 21270432, 21583680, 21896032, 22209280, 22521632, 22834880, 23147232, 23460480, 23772832, 24086080, 24398432, 24711680, 25024032, 25337280, 25649632, 25962880, 26275232, 26588480, 26900832, 27214080, 27526432, 27839680, 28152032, 28465280, 28777632, 29090880, 29403232, 29716480, 30028832, 30342080, 30654432, 30967680, 31280032, 31593280, 31905632, 32218880, 32531232, 32844480, 33156832, # fsck /dev/sd0a ** /dev/rsd0a BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG LOOK FOR ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCKS? [Fyn?] y USING ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCK AT 32 ** File system is already clean ** Last Mounted on ** Phase 1 - Check Blocks and Sizes ** Phase 2 - Check Pathnames ** Phase 3 - Check Connectivity ** Phase 4 - Check Reference Counts ** Phase 5 - Check Cyl groups 1 files, 1 used, 8200710 free (14 frags, 1025087 blocks, 0.0% fragmentation) UPDATE STANDARD SUPERBLOCK? [Fyn?] y * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED * # I've run this on a vanilla 4.1 install, as well as a stable kernel/userland upgraded as of last night. Any clues? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/disklabel-newfs-problem--tf4226020.html#a12021995 Sent from the openbsd user - misc mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/disklabel-newfs-problem--tf4226020.html#a12025401 Sent from the openbsd user - misc mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
disklabel/newfs problem?
When I create a disklabel and newfs the filesystem more than a few gigs on either one of my Ultra1 sparc64 boxes, I can't mount them (mount_ffs: invalid parameter) until I run an fsck and fix the superblock. Here's an example: # disklabel -E sd0 This platform requires that partition offsets/sizes be on cylinder boundaries. Partition offsets/sizes will be rounded to the nearest cylinder automatically. Initial label editor (enter '?' for help at any prompt) p device: /dev/rsd0c type: SCSI disk: SCSI disk label: ATLAS V 18 SCA bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 425 tracks/cylinder: 4 sectors/cylinder: 1700 cylinders: 20907 total sectors: 35566499 free sectors: 35566499 rpm: 7200 3 partitions: # sizeoffset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] c: 35566499 0 unused 0 0 # Cyl 0 - 20921* a partition: [a] offset: [0] size: [35566499] Rounding to nearest cylinder: 3600 FS type: [4.2BSD] a partition: [b] offset: [3600] size: [2232899] Rounding to nearest cylinder: 2232100 FS type: [swap] w q No label changes. # newfs /dev/sd0a newfs: /dev/sd0a: not a character-special device Warning: cylinder groups must have a multiple of 16 cylinders /dev/sd0a: 3600 sectors in 39216 cylinders of 2 tracks, 425 sectors 16276.2MB in 107 cyl groups (368 c/g, 152.73MB/g, 19584 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at: 32, 313280, 625632, 938880, 1251232, 1564480, 1876832, 2190080, 2502432, 2815680, 3128032, 3441280, 3753632, 4066880, 4379232, 4692480, 5004832, 5318080, 5630432, 5943680, 6256032, 6569280, 6881632, 7194880, 7507232, 7820480, 8132832, 8446080, 8758432, 9071680, 9384032, 9697280, 10009632, 10322880, 10635232, 10948480, 11260832, 11574080, 11886432, 12199680, 12512032, 12825280, 13137632, 13450880, 13763232, 14076480, 14388832, 14702080, 15014432, 15327680, 15640032, 15953280, 16265632, 16578880, 16891232, 17204480, 17516832, 17830080, 18142432, 18455680, 18768032, 19081280, 19393632, 19706880, 20019232, 20332480, 20644832, 20958080, 21270432, 21583680, 21896032, 22209280, 22521632, 22834880, 23147232, 23460480, 23772832, 24086080, 24398432, 24711680, 25024032, 25337280, 25649632, 25962880, 26275232, 26588480, 26900832, 27214080, 27526432, 27839680, 28152032, 28465280, 28777632, 29090880, 29403232, 29716480, 30028832, 30342080, 30654432, 30967680, 31280032, 31593280, 31905632, 32218880, 32531232, 32844480, 33156832, # fsck /dev/sd0a ** /dev/rsd0a BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG LOOK FOR ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCKS? [Fyn?] y USING ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCK AT 32 ** File system is already clean ** Last Mounted on ** Phase 1 - Check Blocks and Sizes ** Phase 2 - Check Pathnames ** Phase 3 - Check Connectivity ** Phase 4 - Check Reference Counts ** Phase 5 - Check Cyl groups 1 files, 1 used, 8200710 free (14 frags, 1025087 blocks, 0.0% fragmentation) UPDATE STANDARD SUPERBLOCK? [Fyn?] y * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED * # I've run this on a vanilla 4.1 install, as well as a stable kernel/userland upgraded as of last night. Any clues? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/disklabel-newfs-problem--tf4226020.html#a12021995 Sent from the openbsd user - misc mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: disklabel/newfs problem?
On Mon, 6 Aug 2007, btmarshall wrote: When I create a disklabel and newfs the filesystem more than a few gigs on either one of my Ultra1 sparc64 boxes, I can't mount them (mount_ffs: invalid parameter) until I run an fsck and fix the superblock. Here's an example: # disklabel -E sd0 This platform requires that partition offsets/sizes be on cylinder boundaries. Partition offsets/sizes will be rounded to the nearest cylinder automatically. Initial label editor (enter '?' for help at any prompt) p device: /dev/rsd0c type: SCSI disk: SCSI disk label: ATLAS V 18 SCA bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 425 tracks/cylinder: 4 sectors/cylinder: 1700 cylinders: 20907 total sectors: 35566499 free sectors: 35566499 rpm: 7200 3 partitions: # sizeoffset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] c: 35566499 0 unused 0 0 # Cyl 0 - 20921* a partition: [a] offset: [0] size: [35566499] Rounding to nearest cylinder: 3600 FS type: [4.2BSD] a partition: [b] offset: [3600] size: [2232899] Rounding to nearest cylinder: 2232100 FS type: [swap] w q No label changes. # newfs /dev/sd0a newfs: /dev/sd0a: not a character-special device This is your problem. Always create filesystems on the raw partitions (/dev/rsd0a in this case). I can reproduce your problem here, and it disappears if I use the correct device. -Otto Warning: cylinder groups must have a multiple of 16 cylinders /dev/sd0a: 3600 sectors in 39216 cylinders of 2 tracks, 425 sectors 16276.2MB in 107 cyl groups (368 c/g, 152.73MB/g, 19584 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at: 32, 313280, 625632, 938880, 1251232, 1564480, 1876832, 2190080, 2502432, 2815680, 3128032, 3441280, 3753632, 4066880, 4379232, 4692480, 5004832, 5318080, 5630432, 5943680, 6256032, 6569280, 6881632, 7194880, 7507232, 7820480, 8132832, 8446080, 8758432, 9071680, 9384032, 9697280, 10009632, 10322880, 10635232, 10948480, 11260832, 11574080, 11886432, 12199680, 12512032, 12825280, 13137632, 13450880, 13763232, 14076480, 14388832, 14702080, 15014432, 15327680, 15640032, 15953280, 16265632, 16578880, 16891232, 17204480, 17516832, 17830080, 18142432, 18455680, 18768032, 19081280, 19393632, 19706880, 20019232, 20332480, 20644832, 20958080, 21270432, 21583680, 21896032, 22209280, 22521632, 22834880, 23147232, 23460480, 23772832, 24086080, 24398432, 24711680, 25024032, 25337280, 25649632, 25962880, 26275232, 26588480, 26900832, 27214080, 27526432, 27839680, 28152032, 28465280, 28777632, 29090880, 29403232, 29716480, 30028832, 30342080, 30654432, 30967680, 31280032, 31593280, 31905632, 32218880, 32531232, 32844480, 33156832, # fsck /dev/sd0a ** /dev/rsd0a BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG LOOK FOR ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCKS? [Fyn?] y USING ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCK AT 32 ** File system is already clean ** Last Mounted on ** Phase 1 - Check Blocks and Sizes ** Phase 2 - Check Pathnames ** Phase 3 - Check Connectivity ** Phase 4 - Check Reference Counts ** Phase 5 - Check Cyl groups 1 files, 1 used, 8200710 free (14 frags, 1025087 blocks, 0.0% fragmentation) UPDATE STANDARD SUPERBLOCK? [Fyn?] y * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED * # I've run this on a vanilla 4.1 install, as well as a stable kernel/userland upgraded as of last night. Any clues? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/disklabel-newfs-problem--tf4226020.html#a12021995 Sent from the openbsd user - misc mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
Re: disklabel/newfs problem?
Thank you,that has solved the problem. I didn't notice anything in the man page for newfs or the platform notes for sparc64. Did I miss this in the documentation somewhere? Thanks again! Otto Moerbeek wrote: On Mon, 6 Aug 2007, btmarshall wrote: When I create a disklabel and newfs the filesystem more than a few gigs on either one of my Ultra1 sparc64 boxes, I can't mount them (mount_ffs: invalid parameter) until I run an fsck and fix the superblock. Here's an example: # disklabel -E sd0 This platform requires that partition offsets/sizes be on cylinder boundaries. Partition offsets/sizes will be rounded to the nearest cylinder automatically. Initial label editor (enter '?' for help at any prompt) p device: /dev/rsd0c type: SCSI disk: SCSI disk label: ATLAS V 18 SCA bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 425 tracks/cylinder: 4 sectors/cylinder: 1700 cylinders: 20907 total sectors: 35566499 free sectors: 35566499 rpm: 7200 3 partitions: # sizeoffset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] c: 35566499 0 unused 0 0 # Cyl 0 - 20921* a partition: [a] offset: [0] size: [35566499] Rounding to nearest cylinder: 3600 FS type: [4.2BSD] a partition: [b] offset: [3600] size: [2232899] Rounding to nearest cylinder: 2232100 FS type: [swap] w q No label changes. # newfs /dev/sd0a newfs: /dev/sd0a: not a character-special device This is your problem. Always create filesystems on the raw partitions (/dev/rsd0a in this case). I can reproduce your problem here, and it disappears if I use the correct device. -Otto Warning: cylinder groups must have a multiple of 16 cylinders /dev/sd0a: 3600 sectors in 39216 cylinders of 2 tracks, 425 sectors 16276.2MB in 107 cyl groups (368 c/g, 152.73MB/g, 19584 i/g) super-block backups (for fsck -b #) at: 32, 313280, 625632, 938880, 1251232, 1564480, 1876832, 2190080, 2502432, 2815680, 3128032, 3441280, 3753632, 4066880, 4379232, 4692480, 5004832, 5318080, 5630432, 5943680, 6256032, 6569280, 6881632, 7194880, 7507232, 7820480, 8132832, 8446080, 8758432, 9071680, 9384032, 9697280, 10009632, 10322880, 10635232, 10948480, 11260832, 11574080, 11886432, 12199680, 12512032, 12825280, 13137632, 13450880, 13763232, 14076480, 14388832, 14702080, 15014432, 15327680, 15640032, 15953280, 16265632, 16578880, 16891232, 17204480, 17516832, 17830080, 18142432, 18455680, 18768032, 19081280, 19393632, 19706880, 20019232, 20332480, 20644832, 20958080, 21270432, 21583680, 21896032, 22209280, 22521632, 22834880, 23147232, 23460480, 23772832, 24086080, 24398432, 24711680, 25024032, 25337280, 25649632, 25962880, 26275232, 26588480, 26900832, 27214080, 27526432, 27839680, 28152032, 28465280, 28777632, 29090880, 29403232, 29716480, 30028832, 30342080, 30654432, 30967680, 31280032, 31593280, 31905632, 32218880, 32531232, 32844480, 33156832, # fsck /dev/sd0a ** /dev/rsd0a BAD SUPER BLOCK: MAGIC NUMBER WRONG LOOK FOR ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCKS? [Fyn?] y USING ALTERNATE SUPERBLOCK AT 32 ** File system is already clean ** Last Mounted on ** Phase 1 - Check Blocks and Sizes ** Phase 2 - Check Pathnames ** Phase 3 - Check Connectivity ** Phase 4 - Check Reference Counts ** Phase 5 - Check Cyl groups 1 files, 1 used, 8200710 free (14 frags, 1025087 blocks, 0.0% fragmentation) UPDATE STANDARD SUPERBLOCK? [Fyn?] y * FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED * # I've run this on a vanilla 4.1 install, as well as a stable kernel/userland upgraded as of last night. Any clues? -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/disklabel-newfs-problem--tf4226020.html#a12021995 Sent from the openbsd user - misc mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/disklabel-newfs-problem--tf4226020.html#a12025401 Sent from the openbsd user - misc mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
