On Sat, 28 Jun 1997, jason@logical.thought.net wrote:

> I'm having a hard time getting disklabels installed on my 1.2E pmax.  My
> userland (at least disklabel) is more of less -current.
> 
> I'm using the following disk info:

[snip]

> I'm getting (from /sbin/disklabel -r -R rz1c proto)
> disklabel: ioctl DIOCSDINFO: Open partition would move or shrink
>
> While this entry is suboptimal, it should work with disk (A Maxtor
> 290).  I've had this problem before and can't for the life of me
> figure out how I got around it *sigh*.


The answer is more simple than it is obvious.  I spent a few nights on
this one before I figured it out.  Here's my original post from
November (aren't there archives somewhere?):

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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 17:32:23 PST
From:  Brandon Browning <brandon@nwnet.net>
Cc:  port-pmax@NetBSD.ORG
Subject:  Re: (Fwd) Re: how to disklabel a RZ58 ??? 

[snip]

> disklabel: ioctl DIOCSDINFO: Open partition would move or shrink

Heh... spent two nights on this one setting up my machine.  The
solution is easier than it seems.

1) 'disklabel -e -r /dev/rrz2c' & add a partition 'a' (doesn't matter
   how big).  Save it.

2) 'disklabel -e -r /dev/rrz2a' <-- this is the critical line.  Notice
that the "open" partition is now _a_.  Modify your c partition to your
hearts content.  Save it.

3) 'disklabel -e -r /dev/rrz2c' <-- add your other partitions.

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HTH,


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