> After the superblocks have been written, I get:
> --------------------
> 
>    newf:  ioctl(WDINFO): No such process
> 
>    newfs: /dev/rwd0a: can't rewrite disk label
> 
>    /sbin/newfs/dev/rwd0a failed with a return code = 256
> 
>    This is probably due to choosing the incorrect top-level install option -
> like
>     trying to do an upgrade on a bare disk or doing a fresh installation on
> an
>    already-running system.  Or it might be due to a mispackaged miniroot.
>    Whatever the cause, sysinst did not expect any errors here and the
>    installation has almost certainly failed.
> 
> I get this sequence of messages twice during the installation process--after
> each sequence of superblocks is written.
> -----------------------
> 
> I have a 6.4 GB Western Digital hard drive with a maximum-sized primary DOS
> partition (~2 GB) and an extended DOS partition and then specify a NetBSD
> partition (~1.5 GB)
> at the end of the disk.

I think this is symptom of bin/5534 bug (my PR includes patch
for /sbin/disklabel).

>Fix:
*** disklabel.c.bad	Wed Jun  3 19:30:25 1998
--- disklabel.c	Wed Jun  3 19:32:04 1998
***************
*** 473,479 ****
  		if (dosdp) {
  			if (dosdp->dp_start != pp->p_offset)
  				confirm("Write outside MBR partition");
! 		        sectoffset = pp->p_offset * lp->d_secsize;
  		} else {
  			if (mbrpt_nobsd)
  				confirm("Erase the previous contents of the disk");
--- 473,479 ----
  		if (dosdp) {
  			if (dosdp->dp_start != pp->p_offset)
  				confirm("Write outside MBR partition");
! 		        sectoffset = (off_t)pp->p_offset * lp->d_secsize;
  		} else {
  			if (mbrpt_nobsd)
  				confirm("Erase the previous contents of the disk");
***************
*** 482,488 ****
  #endif
  #ifdef __arm32__
  		/* XXX */
! 		sectoffset = filecore_partition_offset * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif	/* __arm32__ */
  		/*
  		 * First set the kernel disk label,
--- 482,488 ----
  #endif
  #ifdef __arm32__
  		/* XXX */
! 		sectoffset = (off_t)filecore_partition_offset * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif	/* __arm32__ */
  		/*
  		 * First set the kernel disk label,
***************
*** 779,789 ****
  
  #ifdef __i386__
  		if (dosdp)
! 			sectoffset = dosdp->dp_start * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif
  #ifdef __arm32__
  		/* XXX */
! 		sectoffset = filecore_partition_offset * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif	/* __arm32__ */
  		if (lseek(f, sectoffset, SEEK_SET) < 0 ||
  		    read(f, bootarea, BBSIZE) < BBSIZE)
--- 779,789 ----
  
  #ifdef __i386__
  		if (dosdp)
! 			sectoffset = (off_t)dosdp->dp_start * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif
  #ifdef __arm32__
  		/* XXX */
! 		sectoffset = (off_t)filecore_partition_offset * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif	/* __arm32__ */
  		if (lseek(f, sectoffset, SEEK_SET) < 0 ||
  		    read(f, bootarea, BBSIZE) < BBSIZE)
***************
*** 850,860 ****
  
  #ifdef __i386__
  			if (dosdp)
! 				sectoffset = dosdp->dp_start * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif
  #ifdef __arm32__
  			/* XXX */
! 			sectoffset = filecore_partition_offset * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif	/* __arm32__ */
  			if (lseek(f, sectoffset, SEEK_SET) < 0 ||
  			    read(f, boot, BBSIZE) < BBSIZE)
--- 850,860 ----
  
  #ifdef __i386__
  			if (dosdp)
! 				sectoffset = (off_t)dosdp->dp_start * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif
  #ifdef __arm32__
  			/* XXX */
! 			sectoffset = (off_t)filecore_partition_offset * DEV_BSIZE;
  #endif	/* __arm32__ */
  			if (lseek(f, sectoffset, SEEK_SET) < 0 ||
  			    read(f, boot, BBSIZE) < BBSIZE)
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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