Re: cgd newfs problem

[Menuhin Saitov <menuhin%msaitov.de@localhost>]

On Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:52:17 +0200, "Nino on NetBSD 4.0" 
<nbsdold%gmx.net@localhost>
wrote:
> Dear NetBSD users,
> 
> In my endeavours to make NetBSD my main OS, I tried to set up the CGD
> encryption method. Specifically, as I am still testing it, I did not wish
> to dedicate an entire partition to it, but tried to make a file and use
> vnd. Unfortunately, I cannot do a newfs on the file.
> 
> In my last try I tried to follow the instructions by Hubert Feyrer:
> 
> http://www.feyrer.de/NetBSD/blog.html/nb_20060823_2311.html
> 
> and that is the part where I get a failure message:
> 
> # cgdconfig -V re-enter cgd0 /dev/vnd0a $base.cgd
>      /dev/vnd0a's passphrase:
>      re-enter device's passphrase:
> # newfs /dev/cgd0a
> 
> The cgdconfig command executes just fine and asks me for my passphrase.
But
> then, when I try to execute newfs, I just get a message "device busy". Do
I
> do something wrong? Or should I do something different? - I DID first
> create the vnd device, and then on top of it I did cgdconfig, so I do not
> understand why newfs refuses to function.
> 
> Your kind help will be highly appreciated.
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Nino


Did you make partition on it?


Regards Menuhin