Subject: Re: Sparc DiskLabel/Install
To: Adam Furman <afurman@sunfire.ucs.net>
From: David Brownlee <david@mono.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/03/1997 14:22:05
Ok, the disk label should look something like the one below:
One critical point is that in order to maintain compatibility
with SunOS and Solaris disklabels all partitions _must_ begin
and end on cylinder boundaries. In effect this means that all
'size' and 'offset' values _must_ be divisible by the
'sectors/cylinder:' field. (in my case 276).
sectors/cylinder: 276 # <-- important number for later reference
cylinders: 7750 # <-- The size of the 'c' partition should be
# 'sectors/cylinder' * cylinders, which in
# this case is 276 * 7750 = 2139000
8 partitions:
# size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg]
a: 414000 0 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 # 1500 cylinders /
b: 276000 414000 swap # 1000 cylinders
c: 2139000 0 unknown
e: 1449000 690000 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 # Remaining cyl /usr
Oh - you may want to put /usr on 'h' rather than 'e', I use
'e' for consistancy with my NetBSD/i386 boxes - though thinking
about it I dont understand why I should be consistant with a
broken RAW_PART == d except where it == c setup :)
Let us knwo how it goes.
David/abs david@{mono.org,southern.com,mhm-internet.com}
System Manager: Southern Studios Ltd, PO Box 59, London N22 1AR.
Satisfied User: NetBSD, free Un*x {i386,sparc,mac68k,+more} 'www.netbsd.org'.
System Admin: MHM Internet, 14 Barley Mow Passage, Chiswick, London W4 4PH.
SysOP: Monochrome, Largest UK Internet BBS - 'telnet mono.org'.
On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Adam Furman wrote:
> I'm gettind sd1 No Disk Label
> When I get in their I'm typing this.
> b: 224736 0 swap
> d: 407364 224736 4.2BSD 1024 8192
> e: 1421252 632100 4.2BSD 1024 8192
>
> Their is a huge A number their and in FreeBSD their was a c: This is a
> 1gig Quantum XP31070. We want to divide it up as a 200meg root paration,
> 128 meg swap and the rest as /usr
> Adam
>
> Adam Furman
> System Administrator of Sunfire.ucs..net
> afurman@amf.net
> Irc HUB Admin of irc.ucs.net
>
>
>
> On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, David Brownlee wrote:
>
> > Can you copy what you are typing and the errors you are getting
> > from disklabel?
> >
> > PS: Can you reply to port-sparc@NetBSD.ORG and not
> > tech-install@NetBSD.ORG - thanks.
> >
> > David/abs david@{mono.org,southern.com,mhm-internet.com}
> >
> > System Manager: Southern Studios Ltd, PO Box 59, London N22 1AR.
> > Satisfied User: NetBSD, free Un*x {i386,sparc,mac68k,+more} 'www.netbsd.org'.
> > System Admin: MHM Internet, 14 Barley Mow Passage, Chiswick, London W4 4PH.
> > SysOP: Monochrome, Largest UK Internet BBS - 'telnet mono.org'.
> >
> > On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, Adam Furman wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to install NetBSD 1.2 on a Sparc SS2 with a Quantum XP 31070
> > > 1gig drive and getting an error Drive label not their. Also when I tried
> > > to disklable it I get errors like crazy when I try to do it. Could you
> > > please give me some instructions on how to do it and also some info if you
> > > know how to do it with that hard disl. I think that is my problem in
> > > installing. I'm trying to do this install over nfs to another server
> > > inour office with the tar files from the ftp site. Please let me know if
> > > that is a good way or should we just get a cd rom of netbsd. Please let
> > > me know.
> > > Adam
> > >
> > > Adam Furman
> > > System Administrator of Sunfire.ucs.net
> > > afurman@amf.net
> > > Irc HUB Admin of irc.ucs.net
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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