Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-10 Thread Jon Molin
Andrew Hesford wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 10:17:24AM +0200, Jon Molin wrote: > > The -I option gives the same output: > > jmo# fdisk -I ad3 > > *** Working on device /dev/ad3 *** > > fdisk: invalid fdisk partition table found > > jmo# disklabel -B -w -r ad3s1 auto > > disklabel: /

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-08 Thread Mike Nowlin
On 0, Jon Molin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Wrote FDISK partition information out successfully. > > After that i quit back to config menu, goes into label and there i just do an > 'auto' to see if it works, there i get the following when i write: > Unable to add /dev/ad3s1b as a swap device:

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-07 Thread Warner Losh
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Luigi Rizzo writes: : > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew Hesford writes: : > : Hrm... I'm sorry then. I have no idea why the Handbook asks you to zero : > : out the device, it consumes a lot of time and really isn't necessary. I : > : wonder if that could be the

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-07 Thread Warner Losh
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew Hesford writes: : On Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 07:26:30PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: : > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew Hesford writes: : > : Hrm... I'm sorry then. I have no idea why the Handbook asks you to zero : > : out the device, it consumes a lot of ti

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-07 Thread Luigi Rizzo
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew Hesford writes: > : Hrm... I'm sorry then. I have no idea why the Handbook asks you to zero > : out the device, it consumes a lot of time and really isn't necessary. I > : wonder if that could be the source of your problem. > > The handbook should say that

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-07 Thread Andrew Hesford
On Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 07:26:30PM -0600, Warner Losh wrote: > In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew Hesford writes: > : Hrm... I'm sorry then. I have no idea why the Handbook asks you to zero > : out the device, it consumes a lot of time and really isn't necessary. I > : wonder if that could be t

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-07 Thread Warner Losh
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Andrew Hesford writes: : Hrm... I'm sorry then. I have no idea why the Handbook asks you to zero : out the device, it consumes a lot of time and really isn't necessary. I : wonder if that could be the source of your problem. The handbook should say that only the fir

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-06 Thread Andrew Hesford
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 10:17:24AM +0200, Jon Molin wrote: > The -I option gives the same output: > jmo# fdisk -I ad3 > *** Working on device /dev/ad3 *** > fdisk: invalid fdisk partition table found > jmo# disklabel -B -w -r ad3s1 auto > disklabel: /dev/ad3s1: Device not configured > > /

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-06 Thread Jon Molin
Mike Nowlin wrote: > > On 0, Jon Molin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > > > > Before you just stopp reading with the thought 'duh, this question is for > > freebsd-newbie' please read it becouse i've asked it both at newbie and > > questions and haven't got any sullotion. > > > > What I'm try

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-06 Thread Jon Molin
The -I option gives the same output: jmo# fdisk -I ad3 *** Working on device /dev/ad3 *** fdisk: invalid fdisk partition table found jmo# disklabel -B -w -r ad3s1 auto disklabel: /dev/ad3s1: Device not configured /jon Andrew Hesford wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 09:21:57AM +0200, J

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-06 Thread Andrew Hesford
On Fri, Apr 06, 2001 at 09:21:57AM +0200, Jon Molin wrote: > jmo# fdisk -BI ad3 > > *** Working on device /dev/ad3 *** > fdisk: invalid fdisk partition table found Obviously you didn't read the man pages. `fdisk -BI ad3` is a typo, most likely because the disklabel command uses the -Brw

Re: Adding a new drive

2001-04-06 Thread Mike Nowlin
On 0, Jon Molin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > Before you just stopp reading with the thought 'duh, this question is for > freebsd-newbie' please read it becouse i've asked it both at newbie and > questions and haven't got any sullotion. > > What I'm trying to do is to simply add a new ide

Adding a new drive

2001-04-06 Thread Jon Molin
Hi Before you just stopp reading with the thought 'duh, this question is for freebsd-newbie' please read it becouse i've asked it both at newbie and questions and haven't got any sullotion. What I'm trying to do is to simply add a new ide drive with only freebsd to get some more space and i can'