Subject: Re: Sparc DiskLabel/Install
To: Adam Furman <afurman@sunfire.ucs.net>
From: David Brownlee <david@mono.org>
List: port-sparc
Date: 02/03/1997 14:22:05
	Ok, the disk label should look something like the one below:
	One critical point is that in order to maintain compatibility
	with SunOS and Solaris disklabels all partitions _must_ begin
	and end on cylinder boundaries. In effect this means that all
	'size' and 'offset' values _must_ be divisible by the 
	'sectors/cylinder:' field. (in my case 276).

sectors/cylinder: 276	# <-- important number for later reference
cylinders: 7750		# <-- The size of the 'c' partition should be
			#     'sectors/cylinder' * cylinders, which in
			#     this case is 276 * 7750 = 2139000

8 partitions:
#        size   offset    fstype   [fsize bsize   cpg]
  a:   414000        0    4.2BSD     1024  8192    16    # 1500 cylinders /
  b:   276000   414000      swap                         # 1000 cylinders
  c:  2139000        0   unknown
  e:  1449000   690000    4.2BSD     1024  8192    16	 # Remaining cyl /usr

	Oh - you may want to put /usr on 'h' rather than 'e', I use
	'e' for consistancy with my NetBSD/i386 boxes - though thinking
	about it I dont understand why I should be consistant with a
	broken RAW_PART == d except where it == c setup :)

	Let us knwo how it goes.

		David/abs	david@{mono.org,southern.com,mhm-internet.com}

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On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, Adam Furman wrote:

> I'm gettind sd1 No Disk Label
> When I get in their I'm typing this.
> b:  224736   0     swap
> d:  407364   224736   4.2BSD 1024 8192
> e: 1421252   632100   4.2BSD 1024 8192
> 
> Their is a huge A number their and in FreeBSD their was a c:  This is a
> 1gig Quantum XP31070.  We want to divide it up as a 200meg root paration,
> 128 meg swap and the rest as /usr
> Adam
> 
> Adam Furman    
> System Administrator of Sunfire.ucs..net
> afurman@amf.net
> Irc HUB Admin of irc.ucs.net
> 
> 
> 
> On Sun, 2 Feb 1997, David Brownlee wrote:
> 
> > 	Can you copy what you are typing and the errors you are getting
> > 	from disklabel?
> > 
> > 	PS: Can you reply to port-sparc@NetBSD.ORG and not
> > 	    tech-install@NetBSD.ORG - thanks.
> > 
> > 		David/abs	david@{mono.org,southern.com,mhm-internet.com}
> > 
> > System Manager: Southern Studios Ltd, PO Box 59, London N22 1AR.
> > Satisfied User: NetBSD, free Un*x {i386,sparc,mac68k,+more} 'www.netbsd.org'.
> >   System Admin: MHM Internet, 14 Barley Mow Passage, Chiswick, London W4 4PH.
> >          SysOP: Monochrome, Largest UK Internet BBS - 'telnet mono.org'.
> > 
> > On Sat, 1 Feb 1997, Adam Furman wrote:
> > 
> > > I'm trying to install NetBSD 1.2 on a Sparc SS2 with a Quantum XP 31070
> > > 1gig drive and getting an error Drive label not their.  Also when I tried
> > > to disklable it I get errors like crazy when I try to do it.  Could you
> > > please give me some instructions on how to do it and also some info if you
> > > know how to do it with that hard disl.  I think that is my problem in
> > > installing.  I'm trying to do this install over nfs to another server
> > > inour office with the tar files from the ftp site.  Please let me know if
> > > that is a good way or should we just get a cd rom of netbsd.  Please let
> > > me know. 
> > > Adam
> > > 
> > > Adam Furman    
> > > System Administrator of Sunfire.ucs.net
> > > afurman@amf.net
> > > Irc HUB Admin of irc.ucs.net
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
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