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, 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 flag. From the
> man page, we see that fdisk's -B flag reinitializes boot code in sector
> 0 of the disk. But if there is no code to reinitialize, it exits with an
> error, saying you don't have a proper MBR.
>
> If you want a single slice on the disk, just do `fdisk -I ad3`. Then run
> disklabel like the walkthrough says.
> --
> Andrew Hesford
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