8.0 upgrade & geometry does not match label

[Reinhard Haller]

Am 29.04.2010 16:29, schrieb Marcel Moolenaar:
> On Apr 29, 2010, at 6:07 AM, Reinhard Haller wrote:
>
>   
>> Hi,
>>
>> as far as I know my disk is not operating in dangerously dedicated mode.
>> Despite this I'm unable to upgrade to freebsd 8.0.
>>     
> Please explain how or why you can't upgrade. The information you gave
> does not point towards any problems. All looks good.
>
> Also, the subject line mentions "geometry does not match label", but
> you did not mention anything it in your email about it. Again, it
> by itself does not indicate a problem.
>
> Thanks,
>
>   
the kernel reboots and one of the last lines contains the well known
geometry string and a bufwrite error -- and no entry in any logfile.
Currently I'm preparing a kernel with debugging enabled to track down
the issue. I don't believe the disk geometry problems are responsible
for the reboot, but having solved this issue should help.