Re: HAMMER hosed?

[Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Hacker wrote:
> Bill Hacker wrote:
> > Simon 'corecode' Schubert wrote:
> > > Bill Hacker wrote:
> > > > Hi Simon, Thanks for the quick reply...
> > > >
> > > > The install would have used whatever the default was as of the
> > > > DEVELOPMENT snapshot of just a few days ago.
> > > >
> > > > DFLY was happy cooperating with the (at the time) DFLY, Slackware,
> > > > OpenBSD, NetBSD and each booted fine off the new DFLY bootloader.
> > > >
> > > > FreeBSD 8- December snapshot was used to change the type of the second
> > > > slice, sub-partition it, then install itself to replace Linux.
> > > >
> > > > Bad move, as along the way it screwed the hammerfs-bootable DFLY 
> > > > somehow.
> > > >
> > > > fdisk sees what was expected.
> > > >
> > > > The other three OS'en still boot and run nomally.
> > > >
> > > > Selecting DFLY (F1) returns 'invalid partition'
> > > >
> > > > What I get with either disklabel or disklabel64 off the DFLY
> > > > Live/Install CD is:
> > > >
> > > >  'bad pack magic number'
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Attempts to edit the label give:
> > > >
> > > > 'Operation not supported by device'
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Now - IF I knew what bits or bytes to change and where, I'm happy to go
> > > > after it with a hex editor... or dd. or whatever.
> > > >
> > > > But I had not made a disklabel copy, so ....
> > >
> > > you could post the output of
> > >
> > > dd if=/dev/adXXsYY count=4 | hd
> > >
> > > for us to debug.  Alternatively, you can try killing the disklabel with
> > >
> > > dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/adXXsYY count=4
> > >
> > > and then re-creating it.  it basically has to read:
> > >
> > > a: * 0 HAMMER
> > > b: $SWAPSIZE * swap
> > >
> > > where swapsize is the value you entered in the installer.  The 
> > > default value depends on your memory size and is 
> > > 2*next_power_of_2(your_memory_in_MB) MB.
> > >
> > > cheers
> > >  simon
> >
> > I've gotten into disklabel -e mode with NetBSD.
> >
> > Not going to change anything just yet, but rather write what it sees, 
> > do the same with OpenBSD and FreeBSD (perhaps even a Linux).
> >
> > Will post those as well as the dd output 'shortly'.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Bill
>
> dd output heme'd to readable is attached, as it would word-wrap to 
> uselessness.
>
> Other views below.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bill
>
>
> =========================================================================
> NetBSD sees:
>
> # /dev/rwd0d:
> type: unknown
> disk: Hitachi HTS5416
> label:
> flags:
> bytes/sector: 512
> sectors/track: 63
> tracks/cylinder: 16
> sectors/cylinder: 1008
> cylinders: 232581
> total sectors: 234441648
> rpm: 3600
> interleave: 1
> trackskew: 0
> cylinderskew: 0
> headswitch: 0           # microseconds
> track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
> drivedata: 0
>
> 16 partitions:
> #   size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
> a:  8192016 188731620  4.2BSD  2048 16384   0  # (Cyl. 187233*- 195360*)
> b:  2048256 196923636  swap                    # (Cyl. 195360*- 197392*)
> c: 45703980 188731620  unused      0    0      # (Cyl. 187233*- 232574)
> d:234441648         0  unused      0    0      # (Cyl.      0 - 232580)
> e: 62910477        63  4.2BSD      0    0   0  # (Cyl.      0*-  62411*)
> f: 62910540  62910540 Linux Ext2   0    0      # (Cyl.  62411*- 124822*)
> g: 62910540 125821080 unknown                  # (Cyl. 124822*- 187233*)
> h: 12288528 198971892  4.2BSD   2048 16384  0  # (Cyl. 197392*- 209583*)
> i:  8192016 211260420  4.2BSD   2048 16384  0  # (Cyl. 209583*- 217710*)
> j:  8192016 219452436  4.2BSD   2048 16384  0  # (Cyl. 217710*- 225837*)
> k:  6791148 227644452  4.2BSD   2048 16384  0  # (Cyl. 225837*- 232574)
>
> NOTES: The Linux Ext2 s/b type 165 / A5 FreeBSD, as it was so set then 
> FreeBSD installed and tested from it.
> =========================================================================
>
> OpenBSD sees (not much it has not put its own prints on.. but it boots)
>
> # /dev/rwd0c:
> type: ESDI
> disk: ad0s3
> label:
> flags:
> bytes/sector: 512
> sectors/track: 63
> tracks/cylinder: 255
> sectors/cylinder: 16065
> cylinders: 14593
> total sectors: 234441648
> rpm: 3600
> interleave: 1
> trackskew: 0
> cylinderskew: 0
> headswitch: 0           # microseconds
> track-to-track seek: 0  # microseconds
> drivedata: 0
>
> 8 partitions:
> #                size         offset  fstype [fsize bsize  cpg]
> a:         62910540        125821080  4.2BSD   2048 16384    1
> c:        234441648                0  unused      0     0
>
> ============================================================================ 
>
>
> DFLY won't read anything at all...

Forgot this one:

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FreeBSD sees:

FreeBSD sysinstal sees:

ad0 slices:

Offset	 Size	End	Name	PType	Desc		Subtype	Flags
0	 63		62	-	12	unused		0
63	  62910225  62910287	ad0s1	 8	freebsd		165
62910540  62919539       252	-	12	unused		0
62910540  62910540 125821079	ad0s2	 8	freebsd		165
125821080 62910540 188731619	ad0s3	 4	OpenBSD FFS	166
188731620 45703980 234435599	ad0s4	 4	NetBSD FFS	169
234435600     6048 234441647	-	12	unused		0


ad0s2 partitions:

ad0s2a	/	 6144MB
ad0s2d	/usr	12288MB
ad0s2e	/var	 6144MB
ad0s2f	/home	 3072MB
ad0s2b	swap	 2048MB
ad0s2g	/tmp	 1022MB

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