Subject: Re: Error: Adding extent to vbd failed ...
To: None <port-xen@NetBSD.org>
From: Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com>
List: port-xen
Date: 06/26/2006 08:32:28
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On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 08:48:42PM -0500, Jonathan A. Kollasch wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 22, 2006 at 05:07:55PM -0600, Tillman Hodgson wrote:
> > Error: Adding extent to vbd failed: device (vbd (uname file:/virtual/ww=
w.img) (dev wd0d) (mode w)), error 8
>=20
> I had a friend with the same error recently, happened to be caused
> by missing nodes in /dev.

Indeed, a quick "cd /dev; /bin/sh MAKEDEV vnd4" did the trick, thanks.

This might be worth a mention in
http://www.netbsd.org/Ports/xen/howto.html.

-T


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"You cannot create experience. You must undergo it."
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