Subject: Re: disklabel for a Sun 2.1GB SCSI disk (IBM manufacture)?
To: Gilles Gravier <Gilles@Gravier.org>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 12/02/2001 19:45:26
On Sun, Dec 02, 2001 at 06:32:48PM +0100, Gilles Gravier wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> Trying to install NetBSD1.5.2 on my Ultra1... copied the miniroot.fs
> to c0t0d0s1 and can boot off of it, but the disklabel is all messed up
> (only shows a 52MG partition)... So I need to write a full disklabel
> for my disk.
> 
> The disk is an IBM DCAS23160SUN2.1G disk... what are the parameters
> I should use to write a proper disklabel and start installing
> NetBSD?

When booting, the kernel should tell you the disk's number of sectors
and geometry. Use that in the disklabel.

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
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