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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!news.starnet.net!news.starnet.net!news.utdallas.edu!newnews.metronet.com!dal157.metronet.com!user From: rnestor@metronet.com (Bob Nestor) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc Subject: Re: Right News Group? And question. Date: Mon, 03 Mar 1997 19:09:00 -0600 Organization: self Lines: 24 Message-ID: <rnestor-0303971909000001@dal157.metronet.com> References: <markem-0303971504460001@139.169.226.50> NNTP-Posting-Host: dal157.metronet.com Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:5560 In article <markem-0303971504460001@139.169.226.50>, markem@flash.net (Mark Manning) wrote: > Unfortunately, when I run Mkfs, it says that the sectors and tracks are > all zero (0) and will not format the root disk. (Though why I have to > reformat the root drive after APS's software has already created it for me > I have no idea.) Since I can not format the root drive, the install > program won't work. > Although it's called "format" what it really does is initialize the filesystem structure to be a BSD 4.2 User Filesystem. As for the number of sectors and tracks being zero, this is a problem that some disks have in that they don't report their geometry. For SCSI disks the simplest solution is to make one of these "32" and the other "64". It doesn't matter which is which. Then mkfs will "format" the partition and you'll be able to continue with the install. > When in danger, fear, or doubt. Run in circles. Scream and shout! *laughing* That's what I've been doing and the main reason I haven't posted an updated copy of Mkfs that handles this situation. Hope this helps, -bob