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From: j@bonnie.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Creating a new file system on EIDE disk ...
Date: 5 Sep 1995 11:28:14 +0200
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Jaroslaw Bazydlo <jarekb@ire.pw.edu.pl> wrote:
>Could anyone tell me if FreeBSD kernel supports EIDE ISA HDD ???? I've got
>problems with labeling it.
>
>This is my /etc/disktab entry:
>
>ourwd|Western Digital generic 1200 MB IDE:\
> :ty=winchester:dt=EIDE:se#512:nt#12:ns#63:nc#2484:\
> :pd#2500000:od#0:bd#8192:fd#1024:td=4.2BSD:
>
>And system answer is:
>
>green:/etc {9} disklabel -w -r /dev/rwd1 ourwd
>partition d: partition extends past end of unit
>green:/etc {10}
j@bonnie 75% bc
bc 1.02 (Mar 3, 92) Copyright (C) 1991, 1992 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
For details type `warranty'.
2484*63*12
1877904
^D
2500000 > 1877904
Btw., don't use the `d' partition. It has been `magic' previously.
And, always include a `c' partition, covering the entire disk (or
slice).
Don't attempt to install a / file system on a partition extending
beyond cylinder 1024.
--
cheers, J"org private: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de
http://www.sax.de/~joerg/
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)