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From: rickb@iaw.on.ca (Rick Byers)
Subject: Disklabel problems
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1995 05:47:03 GMT
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Hi. I'm sorry if this question is trivial, but I just can't seem to
get this to work.
I've got the basic NetBSD 1.1 kernel installed, and its working fine.
I just have to mount my dos partition, to do the full install. I've
been able to succesfully edit the disklabel (using disklabel -e), but
I can't get the disktab to work.
Here is the end of my current disktab:
conner12|NetBSD installation generated:\
:dt=ST506:ty=winchester:\
:nc#618:ns#63:nt#64:\
:se#512:\
:pa#32256:oa#1233792:ta=4.2BSD:ba#8192:fa#1024:\
:pb#64512:ob#1266048:tb=swap:\
:pc#1257984:oc#1233792:\
:pe#1161216:oe#1330560:te=4.2BSD:be#8192:fe#1024:\
:pf#616833:of#63:tf=MSDOS:bf#0:ff#0:\
:pd#2491776:od#0:
If I try using "disklabel -r -w wd0 conner12", it says "sectors/track
0", but if I enter the information manually, it works fine. What am I
doing wrong? I've tried many variations (no bf and ff, not using raw
mode), but I allways get the same message.
I am using drive translation, but according to the FAQ, it should be
ok, becuase I don't think it ever changes. (I've got a newer BIOS).
I can't see it being that, considering I CAN access my partition with
disklabel -e, I'd just like to use the disktab.
Also, I'm a little confused about the d: partition. The *Bsd FAQ says
that it's the whole drive (cyl 0 to the last cyl), but then it says to
be carfull that your dos partition doesn't overlap b: or d:! What
should d: be?
Any help would be greatly appreciated, please respond or cc by e-mail
Thanks a lot,
Rick