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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