Re: Problem with new IDE disk

Miod Vallat wrote, On 23/08/07 15:50: # 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)

Re: Problem with new IDE disk

wd2a: id not found writing fsbn 488397104 (wd2 bn 8796581419375; cn 547561868 tn 158 sn 1), retrying It may be trivial but I wonder where in the line you highlighted is the clue that gave you the answer. During the 4.1-4.2 development cycle, the disklabel layout has been modified to allow

Problem with new IDE disk

Hi *, I just reinstalled a box (running -CURRENT). I added a third IDE drive: wd2 at pciide0 channel 1 drive 1: WDC WD2500JB-00REA0 wd2: 16-sector PIO, LBA48, 238475MB, 488397168 sectors wd2(pciide0:1:1): using PIO mode 4, Ultra-DMA mode 5 dkcsum: wd2 matches BIOS drive 0x82 It will be fully

Re: Problem with new IDE disk

# 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

Re: Problem with new IDE disk

Argh! So stupid! I just started a rebuild of userland tools... I'll keep you informed. Tx Miod! Xavier -- Unix is very simple, but it takes a genius to understand the simplicity. (Dennis Ritchie) On Thu, 23 Aug 2007, Miod Vallat wrote: # fdisk -i wd2 # disklabel -E wd2 (created 'a'

Re: Problem with new IDE disk

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'