Subject: Re: labelling a linux disk
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From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/30/2003 08:02:03
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> I am using the NetBSD ext2fs support to use the disk. The
> wd driver, though, keeps complaining that the disk has no
> disklabel. The disk *does* have a partition table that
> the kernel is picking up just fine.
There is code that will 'magic' one up that contains the
whole disk and 4 BIOS partitions.
> In fact, I can mount
> and use the drive with no problem. If I add it to fstab,
> however, at reboot the system gets very unhappy with the
> drive and drops into single-user mode.
You might manage with 'noauto' and mount them later?
What so the fstab enties look like?
> So I figure that I need to add a label.
That would need a netbsd partition, creating one would delete
one of the Linux ones as there isn't any space...
disklabel is lying, since you actually need to run fdisk first.
David
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