DaemonForums  

Go Back   DaemonForums > OpenBSD > OpenBSD General

OpenBSD General Other questions regarding OpenBSD which do not fit in any of the categories below.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1   (View Single Post)  
Old 25th September 2008
piotrk piotrk is offline
Real Name: Piotr
piotrk
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Raciążek/Poland
Posts: 3
Default disklabel don't see OpenBSD partition

hello

I have problem with install CD of OpenBSD , I boot CD and use fdisk ,then I made in fdisk OpenBSD partition(e6),i saved and I do to the disklabel ,but in disklabel thereis a problem becouse disklabel don't see OpenBSD partition with I made in fdisk,I try to use option"use entire disk for OpenbSD" but problem is the same,disklabel don't see OpenBSD partition ,disklabel see only disk c,but I can't edit them,there is a screen with this problem:

http://www.upimg.eu/show.php?p=21145

screen is from qemu ,but in my computer I have the same problem

when I use CD with version 3.9 of OpenBSD there is okay,but in version 4.3 there is a problem
What should I do?please,help me

p.s.sorry for my english

Last edited by piotrk; 25th September 2008 at 12:56 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #2   (View Single Post)  
Old 25th September 2008
jggimi's Avatar
jggimi jggimi is offline
More noise than signal
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 7,975
Default

At this moment, I do not see your attachment / image.

1) The correct MBR partition # for OpenBSD is A6, not E6.

2) The OpenBSD disklabel program will set the range of valid LBAs for OpenBSD from the MBR partition table. You can override these, if you wish, by using the "b" disklabel command.

Without more information, such as the output of fdisk, I cannot determine what the problem is. But I suspect it is human error, as you have this problem in a virtual machine as well as a real one.

I suspect the most likely problem is a misunderstanding of how to use the disklabel program, since you have trouble even when you select "use entire disk".

When you make that selection, the install script will use "fdisk -i" which will create a single MBR partition, type A6, spanning the entire drive. It then puts you into the disklabel program in interactive mode.

It is because you are unable to manipulate the disklabel partitions from this point within qemu that I suspect a problem using the disklabel program, rather than a physical or configuration problem. But it is just a guess, I do not know.
Reply With Quote
  #3   (View Single Post)  
Old 25th September 2008
piotrk piotrk is offline
Real Name: Piotr
piotrk
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Raciążek/Poland
Posts: 3
Default

sorry ,I did a mistake when I write ,of course I do a6

I correct the screen
Reply With Quote
  #4   (View Single Post)  
Old 25th September 2008
BSDfan666 BSDfan666 is offline
Real Name: N/A, this is the interweb.
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 2,223
Default

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the question, but you realize you have to create your own label right?

Do, went prompted.. type a a, provide the information requested, type w then q.

Example:
http://www.upimg.eu/show.php?p=21150
http://www.upimg.eu/show.php?p=21151
http://www.upimg.eu/show.php?p=21152

Understand? you create labels inside of the MBR-style A6 partition..
Reply With Quote
  #5   (View Single Post)  
Old 25th September 2008
piotrk piotrk is offline
Real Name: Piotr
piotrk
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Raciążek/Poland
Posts: 3
Default

ok ,this was my problem ,In older version of OpenBSD(like 3.9) I must do small letter "d" and then letter "a",but in new version I don't must do this ,only I must create slice with "a a",I didnt' know about this In FAQ there is version that I should do "d a" to delete partition and make slice ,but in newer version of OpenBSD I can't do this becouse I had communicate"Partition a is not in use",ok thanks for your help It's working I installed new 4.3 OpenBSD
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Disklabel problem sateenkaari NetBSD Installation and Upgrading 3 13th August 2009 02:51 AM
Cannot activate partition in XP. bsdnewbie999 OpenBSD Installation and Upgrading 6 4th May 2009 05:21 PM
Moving linux partitions out of the BSD disklabel/slice fbsduser NetBSD Installation and Upgrading 5 4th March 2009 07:07 AM
swap partition lumiwa FreeBSD General 6 11th September 2008 03:57 PM
/etc on a separate partition DarkEnergy FreeBSD Installation and Upgrading 13 20th May 2008 04:24 AM


All times are GMT. The time now is 07:39 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Content copyright © 2007-2010, the authors
Daemon image copyright ©1988, Marshall Kirk McKusick