Subject: Disklabel troubles
To: None <netbsd-help@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Rick Byers <rickb@iaw.on.ca>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 12/17/1995 00:23:20
Hi.  I'm sorry if this question is trivial, but I just can't seem to get
this to work.

I've got the basic 1.1 kernel installed, and its working fine.  I just have
to mount my dos partition, to do the full install.  I've been able to
succesfully edit the disklabel (using disklabel -e), but I can't get the
disktab to work.

Here is the end of my current disktab:

conner12|NetBSD installation generated:\
	:dt=ST506:ty=winchester:\
	:nc#618:ns#63:nt#64:\
	:se#512:\
	:pa#32256:oa#1233792:ta=4.2BSD:ba#8192:fa#1024:\
	:pb#64512:ob#1266048:tb=swap:\
	:pc#1257984:oc#1233792:\
	:pe#1161216:oe#1330560:te=4.2BSD:be#8192:fe#1024:\
	:pf#616833:of#63:tf=MSDOS:bf#0:ff#0:\
	:pd#2491776:od#0:

If I try using "disklabel -r -w wd0 conner12", it says "sectors/track 0",
but if I enter the information manually, it works fine.  What am I doing
wrong?  I've tried many variations (no bf and ff, not using raw mode), but I
allways get the same message.

Also, I'm a little confused about the d: partition.  The *Bsd FAQ says that
it's the whole drive (cyl 0 to the last cyl), but then it says to be carfull
that your dos partition doesn't overlap b: or d:!  What should d: be?

Any help would be greatly appreciated,
        Thanks a lot,
                        Rick
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