[SOLVED] Re: "bsdlabel: Geom not found" when working with a new md device (disk backed) -- help

[Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC]

Never mind -- I figured out the problem -- the system recently went  
to a securelevel that does not allow disk writing...

At least this thread will be archived for future numbskulls like me  
to have as a reference...

Thanks
Chad

On Jun 14, 2005, at 12:25 AM, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:

>
> On Jun 13, 2005, at 11:28 PM, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote:
>
>
>> Hi
>>
>> Tonight I was trying to create a new disk backed /dev/md device to  
>> add some space to a jail for some sa-exim based greylisting tuple  
>> storage.
>>
>> I create the disk file using dd just fine.   I then use
>>
>> /sbin/mdconfig -a -t vnode -f disk_file_storagel -u 2506
>>
>> and I do get a /dev device
>>
>> ls -al /dev/md250*
>> crw-r-----  1 root  operator    4, 250 May 31 00:27 /dev/md2500
>> crw-r-----  1 root  operator    4, 253 May 31 00:27 /dev/md2501
>> crw-r-----  1 root  operator    4, 0x00010000 May 31 00:27 /dev/ 
>> md2502
>> crw-r-----  1 root  operator    4, 0x00010003 May 31 00:27 /dev/ 
>> md2503
>> crw-r-----  1 root  operator    4, 0x0001006e May 31 00:27 /dev/ 
>> md2506
>>
>> For some reason the dev device flags are a lot different, but it  
>> does exist.
>>
>> I then go to label it using the example from the Handbook
>>
>> disklabel -r -w md2506 auto
>> (bsdlabel)
>>
>> I then get
>>
>> bsdlabel: Geom not found
>>
>> I have no idea what it is talking about.
>>
>> This worked earlier today when I created a new jail and created a  
>> new file backed md device to house it.
>>
>> What is going on and what am I doing wrong?
>>
>
> some more info
>
> geom knows about the md dev
>
> Geom name: md2506
> Providers:
> 1. Name: md2506
>    Mediasize: 1392508928 (1.3G)
>    Sectorsize: 512
>    Mode: r0w0e0
>
>
> Actually, the one I did earlier today did not work either.  I did  
> it as part of a script and did not notice the error message, which  
> is the same...
>
> Is there a limit to the number of /dev/md devices I can have?   I  
> have 106, 2 of which are not working with this bsdlabel problem.  I  
> read the man pages for md and mdconfig and did not see any limits  
> listed.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help on this.
>
> best
> Chad
>
>
>>
>> Thanks
>> Chad
>>
>>
>>
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