RE: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Don O'Neil
I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not found If I run sysinstall, it tells me that it can't write to the disk. I've tried an old 'bypass': sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16, but

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 08:03:46AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not found If I run sysinstall, it tells me that it can't write to the disk.

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 08:03:46AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not found If I run sysinstall, it tells me that it can't write to the disk.

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 12:07:08PM -0400, Jerry McAllister wrote: On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 08:03:46AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not

RE: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Don O'Neil
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 08:03:46AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not found If I run sysinstall, it tells me that it can't write

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 09:36:19AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 08:03:46AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 09:45:52AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: There is one thing about later FreeBSDs which I am aware of: 48-bit LBA addressing. I'm left wondering if what you're running into is a bug or a problem with older FreeBSD (6.1) not supporting this. I would have to go back

RE: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Don O'Neil
I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not found If I run sysinstall, it tells me that it can't write to the disk. I've tried an old 'bypass':

RE: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Don O'Neil
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 09:45:52AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: There is one thing about later FreeBSDs which I am aware of: 48-bit LBA addressing. I'm left wondering if what you're running into is a bug or a problem with older FreeBSD (6.1) not supporting this. I would have to go

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 11:08:34AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: The hardware I have is the built in SATA controller on the motherboard, which is GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3. With the NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 and Super I/O chip: ITE IT8716. Oct 4 04:07:30 kermit kernel: atapci0: GENERIC ATA

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 11:08:34AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 09:45:52AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: There is one thing about later FreeBSDs which I am aware of: 48-bit LBA addressing. I'm left wondering if what you're running into is a bug or a problem

RE: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-06 Thread Don O'Neil
The hardware I have is the built in SATA controller on the motherboard, which is GIGABYTE GA-M61P-S3. With the NVIDIA GeForce 6100 / nForce 430 and Super I/O chip: ITE IT8716. Oct 4 04:07:30 kermit kernel: atapci0: GENERIC ATA controller port

RE: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-05 Thread Wojciech Puchar
I tried using fdisk first, same problem, won't let me write to the disk. Do you will use the entire disk in one partition ? If so, just do: newfs /dev/ad4 yes you can. i actually do this ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-05 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 11:07:58AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: I tried using fdisk first, same problem, won't let me write to the disk. Do you will use the entire disk in one partition ? If so, just do: newfs /dev/ad4 yes you can. i actually do this Isn't this what's called Dangerously

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-05 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 03:42:53AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: On Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 11:07:58AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: I tried using fdisk first, same problem, won't let me write to the disk. Do you will use the entire disk in one partition ? If so, just do: newfs /dev/ad4

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-05 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 03:42:53AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: On Sun, Oct 05, 2008 at 11:07:58AM +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: I tried using fdisk first, same problem, won't let me write to the disk. Do you will use the entire disk in one partition ? If so, just do: newfs /dev/ad4

Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-04 Thread Don O'Neil
I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not found If I run sysinstall, it tells me that it can't write to the disk. I've tried an old 'bypass': sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16, but that didn't

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-04 Thread Michael Powell
Don O'Neil wrote: I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not found If I run sysinstall, it tells me that it can't write to the disk. I've tried an old 'bypass': sysctl

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-04 Thread Wojciech Puchar
I've tried an old 'bypass': sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16, but that didn't help. Can anyone help me get this new disk installed without having to boot off a recovery CD? The server is 500 miles away from me and I don't have direct console access. Uhmm... This may seem silly, but did you use

RE: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-04 Thread Don O'Neil
I've tried an old 'bypass': sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16, but that didn't help. Can anyone help me get this new disk installed without having to boot off a recovery CD? The server is 500 miles away from me and I don't have direct console access. Uhmm... This may seem silly, but did

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-04 Thread Alexandre Biancalana
On 10/4/08, Don O'Neil [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've tried an old 'bypass': sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16, but that didn't help. Can anyone help me get this new disk installed without having to boot off a recovery CD? The server is 500 miles away from me and I don't have direct

RE: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-04 Thread Don O'Neil
I've tried an old 'bypass': sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16, but that didn't help. Can anyone help me get this new disk installed without having to boot off a recovery CD? The server is 500 miles away from me and I don't have direct console access. Uhmm... This may

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-04 Thread Jerry McAllister
On Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 04:43:14AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not found If I run sysinstall, it tells me that it can't write to the disk. I've

Re: Can't add new 1TB disk in FreeBSD 6.1

2008-10-04 Thread Jeremy Chadwick
On Sat, Oct 04, 2008 at 04:43:14AM -0700, Don O'Neil wrote: I just swapped out an old 500G disk with a 1TB one and I'm trying to label it and mount it... If I run bsdlabel -w ad4, I get: bsdlabel: Geom not found If I run sysinstall, it tells me that it can't write to the disk. I've