Subject: Re: Can't stat /dev/sd0a
To: David Brownlee <abs@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Rick Copeland <rickgc@calweb.com>
List: port-sun3
Date: 02/15/1998 20:30:54
ls -l /dev/*sd0*
ls: /dev/rsd0a: bad file descriptor
ls: /dev/rsd0b: bad file descriptor
ls: /dev/sd0a: bad file descriptor
ls: /dev/sd0b: bad file descriptor
ls: /dev/sd0c: bad file descriptor
crw-r----- 1 root operator 17, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/rsd0c
crw-r----- 1 root operator 17, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/rsd0d
crw-r----- 1 root operator 17, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/rsd0e
crw-r----- 1 root operator 17, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/rsd0f
crw-r----- 1 root operator 17, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/rsd0g
crw-r----- 1 root operator 17, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/rsd0h
brw-r----- 1 root operator 7, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/sd0d
brw-r----- 1 root operator 7, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/sd0e
brw-r----- 1 root operator 7, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/sd0f
brw-r----- 1 root operator 7, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/sd0g
brw-r----- 1 root operator 17, 2 july 17 1988 /dev/sd0c
disklabel sd0
8 partition
size offset fstype fsize bsize cpg
a 50783 0 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 #(cyl 0-275*)
b 101383 50784 swap #(cyl 276-826)
c 421175 0 unknown #(cyl 0-2288)
e 421175 101384 4.2BSD 1024 8192 16 #(cyl 551-2839)
At 07:17 PM 2/15/98 -0800, David Brownlee wrote:
>On Sun, 15 Feb 1998, Rick Copeland wrote:
>
>> I mean that fsck, fsck -f or fsck_ffs made no difference in the way the
>> system responds. It (the system) continues to exibit the problem.
>>
> OK, can you send the output of:
>
> ls -l /dev/*sd0*
> disklabel sd0
>
> Have oyu any other means of booting the box (netboot etc?)
>
>
>> At 05:35 PM 2/15/98 -0800, David Brownlee wrote:
>> > When you say 'no results' do you mean it generated no output, the
>> > same output, or correctly fsck'ed the filesystems?
>> >
>> > (I'm as much in the dark as you at this point, but hopefully
>> > someone can help with the extra info :)
>> >
>> > David/absolute
>> >
>> > --( Funny, I almost believed you for a minute... )--
>> >
>> >On Sun, 15 Feb 1998, Rick Copeland wrote:
>> >
>> >> Date: Sun, 15 Feb 1998 17:04:41 -0800 (PST)
>> >> From: Rick Copeland <rickgc@calweb.com>
>> >> To: port-sun3@NetBSD.ORG
>> >> Subject: Can't stat /dev/sd0a
>> >>
>> >> Hello list,
>> >>
>> >> I have a problem booting up my trusty Sun 3/80 (NetBSD 1.2E). During the
>> >> automatic boot sequence the following message comes up and the system
is put
>> >> in single user mode:
>> >>
>> >> Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks
>> >> /dev/sd0a: bad file descripter
>> >> Can't stat /dev/sd0a
>> >> Can't stat /dev/sd0a: bad file descriptor
>> >> /dev/rsd0e file system is clean, not checking
>> >> /dev/sd0a CAN'T CHECK FILE SYSTEM
>> >> /dev/sd0a UNEXPECTED INCONSISTANCY; Run Fsck_ffs Manually
>> >> /dev/rsd1e:file system is clean:not checking
>> >> THE FOLLOWING FILE SYSTEM HAD AN UNEXPECTED INCONSISTANCY:
>> >> /dev/sd0a (/)
>> >> Automatic File system check failed; HELP!
>> >>
>> >> I have run fsck_ffs, fsck -f etc. with no results! has anyone got any idea
>> >> how to fix this problem?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Rick Copeland
>> >>
>> >
>> >
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