> >From: netbsd@mrynet.com (NetBSD Mailing list)
> >Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:39:50 +0000
> > [...]
> ># newfs /dev/rsd0a
> >newfs: /dev/rsd0a: open: Device not configured
> > [...]
> >  a:    15884        0     unused     1024  8192         # (Cyl.    0 - 14*)
> 
> NetBSD won't let you do much with an "unused" partition.

Ah, right.   You know, I looked at the disklabel info twice and came to
the conclusion that since partition `c' was also marked `unused' NetBSD
wasn't still insisting on the partition type being marked 4.2BSD before
allowing access to it.   Colour me spoiled by FreeBSD :)

Thanks for the refresher.

-skots
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