Subject: Re: dd: /dev/rsd0b: Read-only file system
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: T. M. Pederson <salvage@galaxy.plethora.net>
List: port-sparc
Date: 12/10/1999 01:33:30
On Fri, 10 Dec 1999 17:40:38 +1100, matthew green wrote:
>hmm.. i seemed to notice that your sd0b started at the start of
>the disk?  this is where the disklabel resides and unless you
>specifically enable writing to that area with disklabel -W sd0
>you'll get ro- failures like you're seeing.
>
>
>but, overwriting this area will mean you'll blow away your disk
>label ...
>
>i'd suggest chaning sd0b to skip a few sectors at the start of
>the disk (at least 8K).

Yup.  I rechecked the disklabel just after sending the last
message, and then the guy looking over my shoulder pointed at
the offset.

Darn blind-spot.  :-)

Oog.  Sleepy.  Losing consciousness...
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