Wayne Knowles <wdk@netbsd.org> wrote:

> Is the problem specific to vnode disk devices??  If so what type of
> filsystem holds the vnd image (ufs/nfs)??
> You could try swapping between NFS and UFS to see if it isolates the
> problem.
> 

As mentioned in the original email, real disk devices also exhibit
the same problem.

Thanks and regards, 
-scott

> 
> On Mon, 12 Nov 2001, sgimips NetBSD list wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> > I've been noticing that "disklabel -rw" does not create the
> > SGI VH label, whereas "disklabel -w" does.
> >
> > Is this an error or a feature?
> >
> > For my work on the sysinst, ramdisk, miniroot, bootable CD, etc,
> > for the sgimips platform, I've been relying on disklabel's
> > apparent functionality of generating the SGI vh label record,
> > however when the "-r" flag is utilised, it is apparently not
> > generating it.  This seems inconsistant with the "-r" intent.
> >
> > The example below is operating upon a vnd device, but the results
> > are the same for real disk devices.
> >
> > NetBSD sources were cvs'd and built on 2001/11/11.
> 
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> Wayne Knowles			NetBSD/mipsco port maintainer
> wdk@netbsd.org			http://www.netbsd.org
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