Subject: Re: [2.0-RC1] shutdown is not clean
To: None <port-sparc64@netbsd.org>
From: Michael Gerhards <HM-Gerhards@uni.de>
List: port-sparc64
Date: 10/04/2004 20:45:45
sigsegv@rambler.ru wrote:
>> 
>> I tried it this way and reinstalled NetBSD. Unfortunately, the problem
>> still exists :-(
>> 
>> But now "disklabel /dev/wd0" gives me another output, showing 63
>> sectors/track. This obviously was not the reason for this trouble...
> 
> Add a different disk, install NetBSD on it, if you're having the same 
> problems again, there may be something wrong the kernel or hardware (IDE 
> controller or something). You can also use Solaris' "format" command to 
> analyze the surface of your disk, it could be that the disk is failing 
> or has some bad sectors.

I don't think it's a hardware problem. I had NetBSD 1.6.2 installed on
this system some days before and it worked without any problems.
Then I blanked the disk and installed 2.0-RC1 and the problems began. So
I think it's a problem in 2.0-RC1.

Michael