Re: newfs seems stuck in loop

[Johnny Billquist <bqt%softjar.se@localhost>]

Rhialto wrote:
> On Sun 02 May 2010 at 15:47:09 +0200, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> > Sounds more like a broken disk to me. The fact that newfs sits still
> > in userland don't say anything. It might be waiting for somegthing
> > just sitting in userland as well. Any other processes on the machine
> > that might be relevant?
>
> Before this, I read and wrote the whole disk with dd, which went at
> reasonable pace (reading about 1100 KB/sec, writing about 800 KB/sec,
> iirc) and without any obvious errors.
>
> Newfs isn't just waiting, it is actively using CPU time.
>
> I don't think there were any other significant processes, certainly not
> with the -current install. At most sysinst with whatever it starts.

Hmm. I don't have many bright ideas right now, sorry.
I hope you are not trying to use a partition that extends past the end 
of the disk.

Do it work fine if you try to create a smaller partition?

        Johnny

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