Subject: Re: RAID1 bootblocks for 2.0 (and more ramblings)
To: None <matt@bodgit-n-scarper.com>
From: Havard Eidnes <he@NetBSD.org>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 12/12/2004 15:37:43
> > > No matter how cleanly I try to shut down the machine, when bootin=
g I
> > > always get
> > >
> > >   /dev/rraid0c: Parity status: DIRTY
> > >   /dev/rraid0c: Initiating re-write of parity
> ...
> Can you not also use "swapoff=3DYES" in rc.conf? I have that in mine =
on my
> Ultra1 and Alpha's, which if memory serves is for this very problem.

Yes, and the default from /etc/defaults/rc.conf is swapoff=3DNO.
I've recently verified that adding "swapoff=3DYES" to /etc/rc.conf
fixes this specific problem when installing 2.0 on a raidframe
RAID1 on i386.

Regards,

- H=E5vard