Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread Orestes Leal R.
This was the procedure I follow in 4.3 sucessfully, the same I did in 4.8 and doesn't work: -bash-3.2# fdisk -i sd1 - -- ATTENTION - UPDATING MASTER BOOT RECORD --

Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread Orestes Leal R.
Otto, this is not 4.8 it's 4.3, so this is a error now and not a warning, what I must changte in the comnand line to make it work with 4.8? LeaL This is not 4.8. This warning has been upgraded to an error now. Read my previous reply and follow the advise in it. -Otto /dev/sd1a:

Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread Otto Moerbeek
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 08:09:58AM -0600, Orestes Leal R. wrote: This was the procedure I follow in 4.3 sucessfully, the same I did in 4.8 and doesn't work: -bash-3.2# fdisk -i sd1 - -- ATTENTION - UPDATING MASTER

Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread Tomas Bodzar
Do you need it in Braille? Couple of people said to you what to do. Use raw device and not block device. Is it so hard to read man page for newfs to see that in DESCRIPTION part? On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 3:25 PM, Orestes Leal R. l...@cubacatering.avianet.cu wrote: Otto, this is not 4.8 it's

Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread Kenneth R Westerback
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 08:25:35AM -0600, Orestes Leal R. wrote: Otto, this is not 4.8 it's 4.3, so this is a error now and not a warning, what I must changte in the comnand line to make it work with 4.8? LeaL newfs /dev/rsd1a Ken This is not 4.8. This warning has been upgraded

Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread Orestes Leal R.
No, I don't, I'm at work and here don't have a 4.8 box, only 4.6, By raw you mean use /dev/sd0 instead /dev/sd0a for example? Do you need it in Braille? Couple of people said to you what to do. Use raw device and not block device. Is it so hard to read man page for newfs to see that in

Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread roberth
On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:25:35 -0600 Orestes Leal R. l...@cubacatering.avianet.cu wrote: Otto, this is not 4.8 it's 4.3, so this is a error now and not a warning, what I must changte in the comnand line to make it work with 4.8? *sigh* you have been told what is wrong before, but lets end this.

Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread Raimo Niskanen
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 08:48:14AM -0600, Orestes Leal R. wrote: No, I don't, I'm at work and here don't have a 4.8 box, only 4.6, By raw you mean use /dev/sd0 instead /dev/sd0a for example? http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=newfs Search for 'raw' or read the second paragraph in the

Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread Orestes Leal R.
Thanks robert, that's a simple explanation, thanks, LeaL *sigh* you have been told what is wrong before, but lets end this. newfs /dev/sd1a was wrong but was handled gracefully. and it is still wrong but now it bombs out. newfs works on raw devices. raw devices start with 'r'. the right

Re: add new disk

2010-12-21 Thread William Boshuck
On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 02:59:12PM +0100, roberth wrote: On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 08:25:35 -0600 Orestes Leal R. l...@cubacatering.avianet.cu wrote: Otto, this is not 4.8 it's 4.3, so this is a error now and not a warning, what I must changte in the comnand line to make it work with 4.8?

add new disk

2010-12-20 Thread Orestes Leal R.
Hi guys, yesterday I was adding a new virtual disk (in vmware workstation) to my 4.8 virtual but I can't do it because the procedure to format and make a new partition seems diferent for 4.6 or 4.3 compared to 4.8, any help?

Re: add new disk

2010-12-20 Thread Nick Holland
On 12/20/10 10:45, Orestes Leal R. wrote: Hi guys, yesterday I was adding a new virtual disk (in vmware workstation) to my 4.8 virtual but I can't do it because the procedure to format and make a new partition seems diferent for 4.6 or 4.3 compared to 4.8, any help? no, not really different

Re: add new disk

2010-12-20 Thread Orestes Leal R.
everything from update the MBR, dislabel, etc, seems to work, but when I do newfs /dev/NameOfPartition It says /dev/NameOfPartition: Block Device and anything else, and later can't mount the partition off course. On 12/20/10 10:45, Orestes Leal R. wrote: Hi guys, yesterday I was adding a

Re: add new disk

2010-12-20 Thread Otto Moerbeek
On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 11:43:52AM -0600, Orestes Leal R. wrote: everything from update the MBR, dislabel, etc, seems to work, but when I do newfs /dev/NameOfPartition It says /dev/NameOfPartition: Block Device I can guess what you did, but please show the exact commands next time. To

Re: add new disk

2010-12-20 Thread Nick Holland
On 12/20/10 12:43, Orestes Leal R. wrote: everything from update the MBR, dislabel, etc, seems to work, but when I do newfs /dev/NameOfPartition It says /dev/NameOfPartition: Block Device geez. Definite security issue there, definitely can't let us find out what disk you are trying to newfs

Re: add new disk

2010-12-20 Thread Orestes Leal R.
I do all that commands in my home machine, tomorrow I will show the commands, but anyway, these commands work for 4.3 but NO in 4.8, thanks a lot, LeaL I can guess what you did, but please show the exact commands next time. To answer your question: run newfs on the raw device. We added a