On Mon, Apr 05, 2010 at 12:35:52PM +0200, bdz wrote:
> Otto Moerbeek wrote:
> >On Tue, Apr 06, 2010 at 12:12:04AM +0200, bdz wrote:
> >
> >>hi!
> >>
> >>i installed my system with the automated disklabel layout, i
> >>just made some size modifications. the disk is a 500G sata. i
> >>got a lot of space at the end of the disk that now i want to use
> >>as storage. i can not add the new label 'l' because disklabel
> >>says:
> >>
> >> > a l
> >>offset: [0]
> >>The offset must be >= 0 and < 0, the limits of the OpenBSD portion
> >>of the disk. The 'b' command can change these limits.
> >>
> >>the response is the same for any specified number.
> >>
> >>here is the current layout:
> >> > p
> >>OpenBSD area: 0-0; size: 0; free: 63
> >># size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg]
> >> a: 2104452 63 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1 # /
> >> b: 2104515 2104515 swap
> >>c: 976773168 0 unused
> >>d: 530145 4209030 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1 #
> >>/tmp
> >> e: 10490445 4739175 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1 # /var
> >> f: 4209030 15229620 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1 # /usr
> >> g: 2104515 19438650 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1
> >># /usr/X11R6
> >> h: 12594960 21543165 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1
> >># /usr/local
> >> i: 4209030 34138125 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1 # /usr/src
> >> j: 4209030 38347155 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1 # /usr/obj
> >> k: 2104515 42556185 4.2BSD 2048 16384 1 # /home
> >>
> >>it displays the OpenBSD area: 0-0 wrong. what do you suggest to
> >>help with this situation?
> >
> >Show you fdisk output. Likely the A6 partiton is funny.
> i accepted the installers Whole disk option:
>
> Disk: wd0 geometry: 60801/255/63 [976773168 Sectors]
> Offset: 0 Signature: 0xAA55
> Starting Ending LBA Info:
> #: id C H S - C H S [ start: size ]
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 0: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0: 0 ]
> unused 1: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0:
> 0 ] unused 2: 00 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 [ 0:
> 0 ] unused *3: A6 0 1 1 - 60800 254 63 [ 63:
> 976768002 ] OpenBSD
> >>could the following work?
> >>- use disklabel -e
> >>- make a new line with label 'l':
> >> l: SIZE OFFSET RAID 2048 16384 1 # /home/storage
> >>
> >>- SIZE: c size - (sizes a,b,d-k + 63)
> >>- OFFSET: size k + offset k
> >>- RAID for softraid crypto
> >>- :x
> >
> >If your fdisk settings are ok, you can fisk the openbsd area wit the b
> >command. But first check what fdisk reports.
Use the disklabel 'b' command. And fill in 63 and *. That should fix things.
If not I'd like to have a copy of your complete label:
# disklabel wd0 > file and send me the file.
-Otto
> >
> > -Otto
> >>using 4.6-RELEASE. see /var/run/dmesg.boot attached
> >>
> >>thank you,
> >>adam
