check the output of cat /dev/sdC0/ctl for lba48always.
i have it enabled on my t23 because i got i/o erros (on a particular
block number that i forgot... it was reproducable) if its off.
thats what i have in my termrc:
echo dma on >/dev/sdC0/ctl
echo lba48always on >/dev/sdC0/ctl
the machine runs with 64 bit cwfs with 16K blocksize.
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r...@hemiola.co.uk writes:
> I have seen similar symptoms. In the end, I narrowed my problems down
> to a very particular combination of hard drive and laptop.
Interesting. The system that's misbehaving is a laptop, as well. Its
specs:
IBM ThinkPad T23
ATA ST94813A, 78140160 * 512 byte sectors
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82830 830 Chipset Host Bridge (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 42)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801CAM IDE U100 Controller (rev 02)
erik quanstrom <quans...@labs.coraid.com> writes:
> try a write test. also, you may want to check out how venti/fossil
> have repartitioned their play areas. i believe i've seen them mess
> up the size calculations.
I wiped the entire Plan 9 partition with "dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda3",
which completed without any errors. I then booted the install CD and
reinstalled. (I'm getting pretty good at that ;) On the first boot, I
let it sit unmolested. When the system load trailed off, the screen
began filling with write errors, and the filesystem hung, just like the
previous two install attempts.
Here's a pastebin to a full transcript of the install:
http://pastebin.com/cXpegrhH
Details of the venti layout are in the transcript.
Here are the console messages displayed by the installer:
Fri Mar 18 21:11:24 Installation process started
% fossil/fossil -c . /env/fossilconf
prompt: % mount -c /srv/fossil /n/newfs
fsys main create /active/adm adm sys d775
prompt: fsys main create /active/adm/users adm sys 664
prompt: uname upas :upas
prompt: users -w
nuser 6 len 96
prompt: fsys main create /active/dist sys sys d775
prompt: fsys main create /active/dist/replica sys sys d775
prompt: fsys main create /active/dist/replica/client sys sys d775
prompt: fsys main create /active/dist/replica/client/plan9.db sys sys 664
prompt: fsys main create /active/dist/replica/client/plan9.log sys sys a664
prompt: % 9660srv
% mount /srv/9660 /n/distmedia /dev/sdD0/data
Initializing Plan 9 FAT partition.
% cp /n/newfs/386/9load /n/9fat/9load
% cp /n/newfs/386/9pcf /n/9fat/9pcf
Setting Plan 9 partition active.
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