bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
Hi, on a newly installed FreeBSD 7.0 system on a dell 1950 server I see the following error from bsdlabel. Is there any known issues with this or is the only reasonable explanation that I have managed to mess it up without even knowing? :P And should I manually change the partition c to fix the prob? Is this safe to do? bsdlabel -A /dev/da0s1 # /dev/da0s1: type: SCSI disk: da0s1 label: flags: bytes/sector: 512 sectors/track: 63 tracks/cylinder: 255 sectors/cylinder: 16065 cylinders: 17750 sectors/unit: 285155328 rpm: 3600 interleave: 1 trackskew: 0 cylinderskew: 0 headswitch: 0 # milliseconds track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds drivedata: 0 8 partitions: #size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 2097152004.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 b: 20971520 75497472 swap c: 2851536870unused0 0 # "raw" part, don't edit d: 20971520 209715204.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 e: 20971520 419430404.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 f: 12582912 629145604.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit! bsdlabel: An incorrect partition c may cause problems for standard system utilities thanks for any advice, Im not really confident with the FreeBSD disk management as I havent used it much, thanks Andy. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:13:45PM +0200, andys wrote: > Hi, > > on a newly installed FreeBSD 7.0 system on a dell 1950 server I see the > following error from bsdlabel. Is there any known issues with this or is > the only reasonable explanation that I have managed to mess it up without > even knowing? :P And should I manually change the partition c to fix the > prob? Is this safe to do? > > bsdlabel -A /dev/da0s1 > # /dev/da0s1: > type: SCSI > disk: da0s1 > label: > flags: > bytes/sector: 512 > sectors/track: 63 > tracks/cylinder: 255 > sectors/cylinder: 16065 > cylinders: 17750 > sectors/unit: 285155328 > rpm: 3600 > interleave: 1 > trackskew: 0 > cylinderskew: 0 > headswitch: 0 # milliseconds > track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds > drivedata: 0 > > 8 partitions: > #size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > a: 2097152004.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > b: 20971520 75497472 swap > c: 2851536870unused0 0 # "raw" part, > don't edit > d: 20971520 209715204.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > e: 20971520 419430404.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > f: 12582912 629145604.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit! > bsdlabel: An incorrect partition c may cause problems for standard system > utilities It's complaining that 285153687 (see "c" partition) does not equal 285155328 (see "sectors/unit" up top). > thanks for any advice, Im not really confident with the FreeBSD disk > management as I havent used it much, I'm left wondering why you're messing around with bsdlabel on a FreeBSD install in the first place. :-) -- | Jeremy Chadwickjdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
HiJeremy, yep I understand what its complaining about I just dont understand how that could be wrong after doing a fresh install. The reason I was looking is because we left some space unallocated and I need to create a new slice or however you call it in BSD... cheers Andy. Jeremy Chadwick writes: ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 03:20:54PM +0100, andys wrote: > HiJeremy, > > yep I understand what its complaining about I just dont understand how > that could be wrong after doing a fresh install. The reason I was looking > is because we left some space unallocated and I need to create a new > slice or however you call it in BSD... It sounds to me that someone "left some space" in the wrong part of the sysinstall process then -- they should have left some space for slices, when in fact it appears they left some space for actual partitions. -- | Jeremy Chadwickjdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
Well its a strange one, cos mostly the free space is where it should be, the difference between the current partition c and the whole disk is very small :S. So to remedy this can I just update the size of partion c? Or am I in more trouble than that? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 03:38:08PM +0100, andys wrote: > Well its a strange one, cos mostly the free space is where it should be, > the difference between the current partition c and the whole disk is very > small :S. So to remedy this can I just update the size of partion c? Or > am I in more trouble than that? I don't have an answer. Someone more familiar with the aspects of bsdlabel and labelling will have to answer your question. You should consider re-asking your original question on freebsd-fs. -- | Jeremy Chadwickjdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:13:45PM +0200, andys wrote: > Hi, > > on a newly installed FreeBSD 7.0 system on a dell 1950 server I see the > following error from bsdlabel. Is there any known issues with this or is > the only reasonable explanation that I have managed to mess it up without > even knowing? :P And should I manually change the partition c to fix the > prob? Is this safe to do? > > bsdlabel -A /dev/da0s1 > # /dev/da0s1: > type: SCSI > disk: da0s1 > label: > flags: > bytes/sector: 512 > sectors/track: 63 > tracks/cylinder: 255 > sectors/cylinder: 16065 > cylinders: 17750 > sectors/unit: 285155328 > rpm: 3600 > interleave: 1 > trackskew: 0 > cylinderskew: 0 > headswitch: 0 # milliseconds > track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds > drivedata: 0 > > 8 partitions: > #size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > a: 2097152004.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > b: 20971520 75497472 swap > c: 2851536870unused0 0 # "raw" part, don't > edit > d: 20971520 209715204.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > e: 20971520 419430404.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > f: 12582912 629145604.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit! > bsdlabel: An incorrect partition c may cause problems for standard system > utilities > > thanks for any advice, Im not really confident with the FreeBSD disk > management as I havent used it much, If you were using sysinstall, I am not sure how this would come up. Do you have more than one slice on the disk - that which MS refers to as a 'primary partition'? Something you might do to create a 'dual boot' machine. Are you in the position where you can just wipe it and do a reinstall? I wouldn't just move or resize the c partition after the fact. The c partition should be equal to the size of the slice it is in. That should just be true after the fdisk part of the operation unless there is something wrong with the size or alignment of the slice itself. And, in that case, I would expect it to have complained way back in the sysinstall-fdisk part of the process. So, I would start over if I could. Just some pictorial perspective to make it easier (I hope) to visualize. Whole device | slice 1: FreeBSD Slice 2 : slice 3: Slice 4 | | : :: | | :<- partition c ->:: | |Some MS thing : '''' : Some Linux : Extra | | :pa' pb ' pd ' pe ' pn: thing : slice | | : '''' :: | | : '''' :: | - A device (whole disk) can have up to 4 slices labeled 1..4. Each slice can be of different types. MS calls slices 'primary partitions'. Each FreeBSD type slice can be divided in to "8" (really 7) partitions that are labeled a..h. But, c must be used to define the whole slice. Slices are created by fdisk. Fdisk also writes the device's MBR. Partitions are created by bsdlabel (disk label in early versions of FreeBSD) bsdlabel also writes the slice's boot block. It is possible to leave empty space in the whole disk that is not allocated to any slice or within any given slice that is not allocated to any partition. The total of a..h not counting c, plus any non- allocated space, must add up to c. It is possible to create what someone has dubbed a 'dangerously dedicated' disk and just not create slices, but just use bsdlabel to divide the whole disk in to FreeBSD partitions a-h. The c partition must still refer to the whole space available for FreeBSD partitioning. I think it is also possible to just newfs the disk without using either fdisk or bsdlabel and create one filesystem without slices or partitions.I haven't tried it. Both fdisk and bsdlabel are supposed to keep track of the sizes correctly, automatically. That is why I suggest starting over. If you use sysinstall, it calls fdisk and bsdlabel for you and you don't have to do it separately unless you want to look and see what it did. jerry > > thanks Andy. > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
Hi Jerry, ok thanks for the answer, its not very good news for me ;( as Ive already done alot of config and installed alot of apps, but anyway thats my problem now! cheers Andy! - Original Message From: "Jerry McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "andys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install Date: 17/10/08 18:11 On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:13:45PM +0200, andys wrote: > Hi, > > on a newly installed FreeBSD 7.0 system on a dell 1950 server I see the > following error from bsdlabel. Is there any known issues with this or is > the only reasonable explanation that I have managed to mess it up without > even knowing? :P And should I manually change the partition c to fix the > prob? Is this safe to do? > > bsdlabel -A /dev/da0s1 > # /dev/da0s1: > type: SCSI > disk: da0s1 > label: > flags: > bytes/sector: 512 > sectors/track: 63 > tracks/cylinder: 255 > sectors/cylinder: 16065 > cylinders: 17750 > sectors/unit: 285155328 > rpm: 3600 > interleave: 1 > trackskew: 0 > cylinderskew: 0 > headswitch: 0 # milliseconds > track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds > drivedata: 0 > > 8 partitions: > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > a: 20971520 0 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > b: 20971520 75497472 swap > c: 285153687 0 unused 0 0 # "raw" part, don't > edit > d: 20971520 20971520 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > e: 20971520 41943040 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > f: 12582912 62914560 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit! > bsdlabel: An incorrect partition c may cause problems for standard system > utilities > > thanks for any advice, Im not really confident with the FreeBSD disk > management as I havent used it much, If you were using sysinstall, I am not sure how this would come up. Do you have more than one slice on the disk - that which MS refers to as a 'primary partition'? Something you might do to create a 'dual boot' machine. Are you in the position where you can just wipe it and do a reinstall? I wouldn't just move or resize the c partition after the fact. The c partition should be equal to the size of the slice it is in. That should just be true after the fdisk part of the operation unless there is something wrong with the size or alignment of the slice itself. And, in that case, I would expect it to have complained way back in the sysinstall-fdisk part of the process. So, I would start over if I could. Just some pictorial perspective to make it easier (I hope) to visualize. Whole device | slice 1 : FreeBSD Slice 2 : slice 3 : Slice 4 | | : : : | | :<- partition c ->: : | |Some MS thing : ' ' ' ' : Some Linux : Extra | | :pa' pb ' pd ' pe ' pn: thing : slice | | : ' ' ' ' : : | | : ' ' ' ' : : | - A device (whole disk) can have up to 4 slices labeled 1..4. Each slice can be of different types. MS calls slices 'primary partitions'. Each FreeBSD type slice can be divided in to "8" (really 7) partitions that are labeled a..h. But, c must be used to define the whole slice. Slices are created by fdisk. Fdisk also writes the device's MBR. Partitions are created by bsdlabel (disk label in early versions of FreeBSD) bsdlabel also writes the slice's boot block. It is possible to leave empty space in the whole disk that is not allocated to any slice or within any given slice that is not allocated to any partition. The total of a..h not counting c, plus any non- allocated space, must add up to c. It is possible to create what someone has dubbed a 'dangerously dedicated' disk and just not create slices, but just use bsdlabel to divide the whole disk in to FreeBSD partitions a-h. The c partition must still refer to the whole space available for FreeBSD partitioning. I think it is also possible to just newfs the disk without using either fdisk or bsdlabel and create one filesystem without slices or partitions. I haven't tried it. Both fdisk and bsdlabel are supposed to keep track of the sizes correctly, automatically. That is why I suggest starting over. If you use sysinstall, it calls fdisk and bsdlabel for you and you don't have to do it separately unless you want to look and see what it did. jerry > &g
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 05:22:07AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:13:45PM +0200, andys wrote: > > Hi, > > > > on a newly installed FreeBSD 7.0 system on a dell 1950 server I see the > > following error from bsdlabel. Is there any known issues with this or is > > the only reasonable explanation that I have managed to mess it up without > > even knowing? :P And should I manually change the partition c to fix the > > prob? Is this safe to do? > > > > bsdlabel -A /dev/da0s1 > > # /dev/da0s1: > > type: SCSI > > disk: da0s1 > > label: > > flags: > > bytes/sector: 512 > > sectors/track: 63 > > tracks/cylinder: 255 > > sectors/cylinder: 16065 > > cylinders: 17750 > > sectors/unit: 285155328 > > rpm: 3600 > > interleave: 1 > > trackskew: 0 > > cylinderskew: 0 > > headswitch: 0 # milliseconds > > track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds > > drivedata: 0 > > > > 8 partitions: > > #size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > > a: 2097152004.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > > b: 20971520 75497472 swap > > c: 2851536870unused0 0 # "raw" part, > > don't edit > > d: 20971520 209715204.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > > e: 20971520 419430404.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > > f: 12582912 629145604.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > > bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit! > > bsdlabel: An incorrect partition c may cause problems for standard system > > utilities > > It's complaining that 285153687 (see "c" partition) does not equal > 285155328 (see "sectors/unit" up top). > > > thanks for any advice, Im not really confident with the FreeBSD disk > > management as I havent used it much, > > I'm left wondering why you're messing around with bsdlabel on a FreeBSD > install in the first place. :-) Do you mean - as apposed to letting sysinstall handle it? Yah, I would let sysinstall do the disk mangling, but maybe he did something else. jerry > > -- > | Jeremy Chadwickjdc at parodius.com | > | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | > | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | > | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB | > > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 03:31:07PM +0100, Andy Smith wrote: > >Hi Jerry, > ok thanks for the answer, its not very good news for me ;( as Ive >already done alot of config and installed alot of apps, but anyway >thats my problem now! >cheers Andy! > Interesting, you seemed to have seen my reply before I sent it... This format is much better - plain text in the body of the message. Sorry that starting over might be needed. See if you can discover along the way where the problem might have started. I usually take sequential notes as I do an install just in case I have to do it over, so I don't have to think so hard the next time... jerry >- Original Message >From: "Jerry McAllister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "andys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install >Date: 17/10/08 18:11 >On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 02:13:45PM +0200, andys wrote: >> Hi, >> >> on a newly installed FreeBSD 7.0 system on a dell 1950 server I see >the >> following error from bsdlabel. Is there any known issues with this >or is >> the only reasonable explanation that I have managed to mess it up >without >> even knowing? :P And should I manually change the partition c to fix >the >> prob? Is this safe to do? >> >> bsdlabel -A /dev/da0s1 >> # /dev/da0s1: >> type: SCSI >> disk: da0s1 >> label: >> flags: >> bytes/sector: 512 >> sectors/track: 63 >> tracks/cylinder: 255 >> sectors/cylinder: 16065 >> cylinders: 17750 >> sectors/unit: 285155328 >> rpm: 3600 >> interleave: 1 >> trackskew: 0 >> cylinderskew: 0 >> headswitch: 0 # milliseconds >> track-to-track seek: 0 # milliseconds >> drivedata: 0 >> >> 8 partitions: >> # size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] >> a: 20971520 0 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 >> b: 20971520 75497472 swap >> c: 285153687 0 unused 0 0 # "raw" part, don't >> edit >> d: 20971520 20971520 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 >> e: 20971520 41943040 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 >> f: 12582912 62914560 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 >> bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit! >> bsdlabel: An incorrect partition c may cause problems for standard >system >> utilities >> >> thanks for any advice, Im not really confident with the FreeBSD disk >> management as I havent used it much, >If you were using sysinstall, I am not sure how this would come up. >Do you have more than one slice on the disk - that which MS refers >to as a 'primary partition'? Something you might do to create a >'dual boot' machine. >Are you in the position where you can just wipe it and do a >reinstall? I wouldn't just move or resize the c partition after >the fact. >The c partition should be equal to the size of the slice it is in. >That should just be true after the fdisk part of the operation unless >there is something wrong with the size or alignment of the slice >itself. And, in that case, I would expect it to have complained >way back in the sysinstall-fdisk part of the process. >So, I would start over if I could. >Just some pictorial perspective to make it easier (I hope) to >visualize. >Whole device > >| slice 1 : FreeBSD Slice 2 : slice 3 : Slice 4 | >| : : : | >| :<- partition c ->: : | >|Some MS thing : ' ' ' ' : Some Linux : Extra | >| :pa' pb ' pd ' pe ' pn: thing : slice | >| : ' ' ' ' : : | >| : ' ' ' ' : : | >- >A device (whole disk) can have up to 4 slices labeled 1..4. >Each slice can be of different types. >MS calls slices 'primary partitions'. >Each FreeBSD type slice can be divided in to "8" (really 7) partitions >that are labeled a..h. But, c must be used to define the whole slice. >Slices are created by fdisk. Fdisk also writes the device's MBR. >Partitions are created by bsdlabel (disk label in early versions of >FreeBSD) >bsdlabel also writes the slice's boot block. >It is possible to leave empty space in the whole disk that is not >allocat
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
Hi, ok, so I have attempted to proceed with my original task which was to create a new UFS2 parition (using sysinstall). Having chosen "c" and then "w" from the lable section, i recieve the following error: Error mounting /dev/da0s1g on /export : No such file or directory After exiting sysinstall, I can see from bsdlabel: 8 partitions: #size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 2097152004.2BSD0 0 0 b: 20971520 75497472 swap c: 2851536870unused0 0 # "raw" part, don't edit d: 20971520 209715204.2BSD0 0 0 e: 20971520 419430404.2BSD0 0 0 f: 12582912 629145604.2BSD0 0 0 g: 146800640 964689924.2BSD0 0 0 bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit! "g" is my new partition. Under /dev however I dont see the device file: ls /dev/da0* /dev/da0/dev/da0s1a /dev/da0s1c /dev/da0s1e /dev/da0s1 /dev/da0s1b /dev/da0s1d /dev/da0s1f Can anyone help :( thanks a lot, Andy. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: bsdlabel partiton c error message on new install
Hi, the below was resolved by rebooting the server. After a reboot the device file /dev/da0s1g has been created, however this doesnt seem completely normal as sysinstall obviously expected to see the new device file immediately. Perhaps there is a prob with my system or is there just a problem with the expectations of sysinstall?? :S cheers Andy. andys writes: Hi, ok, so I have attempted to proceed with my original task which was to create a new UFS2 parition (using sysinstall). Having chosen "c" and then "w" from the lable section, i recieve the following error: Error mounting /dev/da0s1g on /export : No such file or directory After exiting sysinstall, I can see from bsdlabel: 8 partitions: #size offsetfstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] a: 2097152004.2BSD0 0 0 b: 20971520 75497472 swap c: 2851536870unused0 0 # "raw" part, don't edit d: 20971520 209715204.2BSD0 0 0 e: 20971520 419430404.2BSD0 0 0 f: 12582912 629145604.2BSD0 0 0 g: 146800640 964689924.2BSD0 0 0 bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit! "g" is my new partition. Under /dev however I dont see the device file: ls /dev/da0* /dev/da0/dev/da0s1a /dev/da0s1c /dev/da0s1e /dev/da0s1 /dev/da0s1b /dev/da0s1d /dev/da0s1f Can anyone help :( thanks a lot, Andy. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
