Eric Delcamp wrote:
> Err, should read :
> gedeon# newfs /dev/wd1a
> wd1: (uncorrectable data error)
> wd1a: error reading fsbn 60018832 of 60018832-60018839 (wd1 bn 60034897; cn
> 59558 tn 6 sn 55)wd1: (uncorrectable data error)
> wtfs: write error for sector 60018839: Input/output error

I guess that means the error was encountered on block number
60018832. This means it's on end of the disk. Making the disklabel
so that 'a' part would end before this block should make it work.

Jaromir 
> > gedeon# newfs wd1
> > wd1: (uncorrectable data error)
> > wd1a: error reading fsbn 60018832 of 60018832-60018839 (wd1 bn 60034897; cn
> > 5955
> > 8 tn 6 sn 55)wd1: (uncorrectable data error)
> > [repeated a number of time, then newfs failed after downgrading to PIO]
> 


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