* Anders Magnusson (ragge@ludd.luth.se) [07.30.99 11:22]:
> > 
> > I get this while attempting to make a new filesystem:
> > 
> > vax# newfs sd0a
> > write error: 409791
> > wtfs: Undefined error: 0
> > 
> > 3 partitions:
> > #        size   offset     fstype   [fsize bsize   cpg]
> >   a:   409792        0     4.2BSD     1024  8192    16   # (Cyl. 0-1347)   
> > 
> Yes, it looks like your partition is bigger than the disk. Try to
> shrink it a bit.

disklabel reports my disk as 409792 sectors.  I shrink the partition
down to 311296 (1024c, just for a round number. ;>), and I still get
this error:

vax# newfs sd0c
write error: 311295
wtfs: Undefined error: 0

#        size   offset     fstype   [fsize bsize   cpg]
  c:   311296        0     4.2BSD     1024  8192    16   # (Cyl.  0-1023)   

Why does it allow me to newfs that partition some times, but not
others?

> 
> -- Ragge

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 paul yaskowski [a paradigm of a paramount failure]