Subject: Re: raidframe on sparc64
To: None <netbsd-help@netbsd.org>
From: Thierry Lacoste <th.lacoste@wanadoo.fr>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 01/04/2006 16:56:06
I think I have made some progress but I still have two questions.

> After a fresh install of 3.0/sparc64 on an ultra1 I'm having
> problems configuring a RAID-1 root disk as described in
> chapter 15 of the NetBSD guide.
> It appears that I'm unable to configure a swap area because
> of cylinder boundaries.
[...]
> According to the guide I have to make
> offset of raid0b + RF_PROTECTED_SECTORS = offset of swap within wd1
> but my geometries won't allow that.
Is this safe to make
offset of swap within wd1 >= offset of raid0b + RF_PROTECTED_SECTORS
so that a kernel dump won't erase filesystem data?

The wd1 disk on the guide has 1008 sectors/cylinder.
But when it is relabeled (15.3.7. Setting up kernel dumps)
the swap area is at offset 19015807 which is not at a cylinder boundary.

I didn't find a way to make my disklabel accept that.
How can I do that? Is it safe?

Regards,
Thierry.