Hi folks; I'm trying to format a 300 GB partition on x86_64 box running running BSD 10.1 with HW RAID configuration. All my attempt so far have failed. Below are the logs for same.
Logs: 1. pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 106] ./mkfs.ext3 /dev/da0p7 mke2fs 1.43.4 (31-Jan-2017) Warning: could not erase sector 2: Invalid argument---------> Creating filesystem with 78643200 4k blocks and 19660800 inodes Filesystem UUID: c31fab56-f690-4313-a09c-9a585224caea Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616 Allocating group tables: done Warning: could not read block 0: Invalid argument -----------> Warning: could not erase sector 0: Invalid argument Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (262144 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: 0/2400 Warning, had trouble writing out superblocks. pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 107] 2. pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 32] ./fsck.ext2 -v -b 4096 /dev/da0p7 e2fsck 1.43.4 (31-Jan-2017) ./fsck.ext2: Invalid argument while trying to open /dev/da0p7 The superblock could not be read or does not describe a valid ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2/ext3/ext4 filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock: e2fsck -b 8193 <device> or e2fsck -b 32768 <device> pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 33] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3. pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 43] ./dumpe2fs /dev/da0p7 dumpe2fs 1.43.4 (31-Jan-2017) ./dumpe2fs: Invalid argument while trying to open /dev/da0p7 Couldn't find valid filesystem superblock. pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 44] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 29] ./mkfs.ext2 -b 4096 /dev/da0p7 mke2fs 1.43.4 (31-Jan-2017) Warning: could not erase sector 2: Invalid argument Creating filesystem with 78643200 4k blocks and 19660800 inodes Filesystem UUID: 015a85a4-7db9-4767-869c-7bab11c9074e Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208, 4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872, 71663616 Allocating group tables: done Warning: could not read block 0: Invalid argument Warning: could not erase sector 0: Invalid argument Writing inode tables: done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: 0/2400 Warning, had trouble writing out superblocks. pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 30] 5. pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 31] camcontrol identify da0 camcontrol: ATA ATAPI_IDENTIFY via pass_16 failed pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 32] 6. pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 24] diskinfo -c da0 da0 4096 # sectorsize 1197995982848 # mediasize in bytes (1.1T) 292479488 # mediasize in sectors 0 # stripesize 0 # stripeoffset 18206 # Cylinders according to firmware. 255 # Heads according to firmware. 63 # Sectors according to firmware. 00ff273941fd086a1ec0fbb015e7a68d # Disk ident. I/O command overhead: ^[OA time to read 10MB block 0.004811 sec = 0.000 msec/sector time to read 20480 sectors 0.491882 sec = 0.024 msec/sector calculated command overhead = 0.024 msec/sector pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 25] diskinfo -c da0p7 da0p7 4096 # sectorsize 322122547200 # mediasize in bytes (300G) 78643200 # mediasize in sectors 0 # stripesize 1493762048 # stripeoffset 4895 # Cylinders according to firmware. 255 # Heads according to firmware. 63 # Sectors according to firmware. 00ff273941fd086a1ec0fbb015e7a68d # Disk ident. I/O command overhead: time to read 10MB block 0.004860 sec = 0.000 msec/sector time to read 20480 sectors 0.495921 sec = 0.024 msec/sector calculated command overhead = 0.024 msec/sector 7. pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 21] gpart show -l 6 292479477 da0 GPT (1.1T) 6 10 - free - (40K) 16 128 1 (null) (512K) 144 262144 2 efi (1.0G) 262288 1048576 3 rootfs (4.0G) 1310864 2097152 4 swap (8.0G) 3408016 1048576 5 nextroot (4.0G) 4456592 102400 6 var (400M) 4558992 78643200 7 raw (300G) 83202192 524288 8 godspeed (2.0G) 83726480 208752992 9 data (796G) 292479472 11 - free - (44K) Let me know if anyone have formatted 4k drive with ext2 recently. If yes from where should I start debugging this issue. Does above logs give hint on what could be going wrong here? TIA _SP On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 3:11 PM, HSR Hackspace <hsr.hacksp...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sorry I used wrong device in above log. Below is correct data. > > > pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 21] gpart show -l > => 6 292479477 da0 GPT (1.1T) > 6 10 - free - (40K) > 16 128 1 (null) (512K) > 144 262144 2 efi (1.0G) > 262288 1048576 3 rootfs (4.0G) > 1310864 2097152 4 swap (8.0G) > 3408016 1048576 5 nextroot (4.0G) > 4456592 102400 6 var (400M) > 4558992 78643200 7 raw (300G) > 83202192 524288 8 godspeed (2.0G) > 83726480 208752992 9 data (796G) > 292479472 11 - free - (44K) > > pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 22] camcontrol identify da0p7 > camcontrol: cam_lookup_pass: CAMGETPASSTHRU ioctl failed > cam_lookup_pass: No such file or directory > cam_lookup_pass: either the pass driver isn't in your kernel > cam_lookup_pass: or da0p7 doesn't exist > pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 23] > pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 23] > pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 23] camcontrol identify da0 > camcontrol: ATA ATAPI_IDENTIFY via pass_16 failed > pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 24] > > > pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 24] diskinfo -c da0 > da0 > 4096 # sectorsize > 1197995982848 # mediasize in bytes (1.1T) > 292479488 # mediasize in sectors > 0 # stripesize > 0 # stripeoffset > 18206 # Cylinders according to firmware. > 255 # Heads according to firmware. > 63 # Sectors according to firmware. > 00ff273941fd086a1ec0fbb015e7a68d # Disk ident. > > I/O command overhead: > ^[OA time to read 10MB block 0.004811 sec = 0.000 msec/sector > time to read 20480 sectors 0.491882 sec = 0.024 msec/sector > calculated command overhead = 0.024 msec/sector > > pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 25] diskinfo -c da0p7 > da0p7 > 4096 # sectorsize > 322122547200 # mediasize in bytes (300G) > 78643200 # mediasize in sectors > 0 # stripesize > 1493762048 # stripeoffset > 4895 # Cylinders according to firmware. > 255 # Heads according to firmware. > 63 # Sectors according to firmware. > 00ff273941fd086a1ec0fbb015e7a68d # Disk ident. > > I/O command overhead: > time to read 10MB block 0.004860 sec = 0.000 msec/sector > time to read 20480 sectors 0.495921 sec = 0.024 msec/sector > calculated command overhead = 0.024 msec/sector > > > -SP > > On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 11:31 AM, HSR Hackspace <hsr.hacksp...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Hi Andree; >> >> Thanks for your prompt reply. Please find below the logs you requested. >> >> T & R >> _SP >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= >> pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 4] diskinfo -c /dev/da0p7 >> /dev/da0p7 >> 4096 # sectorsize >> 322122547200 # mediasize in bytes (300G) >> 78643200 # mediasize in sectors >> 0 # stripesize >> 1493762048 # stripeoffset >> 4895 # Cylinders according to firmware. >> 255 # Heads according to firmware. >> 63 # Sectors according to firmware. >> 00ff273941fd086a1ec0fbb015e7a68d # Disk ident. >> >> I/O command overhead: >> time to read 10MB block 0.026713 sec = 0.001 >> msec/sector >> time to read 20480 sectors 0.494624 sec = 0.024 >> msec/sector >> calculated command overhead = 0.023 >> msec/sector >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 5] diskinfo -c /dev/da0 >> /dev/da0 >> 4096 # sectorsize >> 1197995982848 # mediasize in bytes (1.1T) >> 292479488 # mediasize in sectors >> 0 # stripesize >> 0 # stripeoffset >> 18206 # Cylinders according to firmware. >> 255 # Heads according to firmware. >> 63 # Sectors according to firmware. >> 00ff273941fd086a1ec0fbb015e7a68d # Disk ident. >> >> I/O command overhead: >> time to read 10MB block 0.039394 sec = 0.002 >> msec/sector >> time to read 20480 sectors 0.485778 sec = 0.024 >> msec/sector >> calculated command overhead = 0.022 >> msec/sector >> >> pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 6] >> >> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 6] camcontrol identify da1 >> camcontrol: cam_lookup_pass: CAMGETPASSTHRU ioctl failed ----------------> >> cam_lookup_pass: No such file or directory >> cam_lookup_pass: either the pass driver isn't in your kernel >> cam_lookup_pass: or da1 doesn't exist >> pod1208-wsa07:rtestuser 7] >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 11:07 PM, Matthias Andree <matthias.and...@gmx.de> >> wrote: >>> Am 06.05.2017 um 16:47 schrieb Theodore Ts'o: >>>> On Fri, May 05, 2017 at 10:44:52PM +0530, HSR Hackspace wrote: >>>>> Thanks for prompt reply. I am sorry I forgot to mention that I am >>>>> doing all this on a FreeBSD 10.1 If you argument is till valid is >>>>> there anyway I confirm it? If HW raid is advertising 512 how is disk >>>>> info able to read correct data? >>>> Sorry, no clue. I don't really use FreeBSD myself. >>>> >>>> I've added Matthias to the cc list since he's the person who maintains >>>> e2fsprogs for the FreeBSD ports collection. I know how to fire up a >>>> FreeBSD VM on Google Compute Engine, and check to make sure e2fsprogs >>>> can build and pass the regression tests, but that is really the extent >>>> of my FreeBSD skills. >>>> >>>> Mattias --- the user is trying to create an ext2 file system on a >>>> hardware raid device which is using advanced format (4k sector) HDD's. >>>> >>>> The problem could be in libext2fs's attempt to find out the logical >>>> and physical sector size (we may not be using the right FreeBSD >>>> ioctl's to get that information), or it could be some bug in the >>>> Hardware Raid controller, or perhaps even in FreeBSD's handling of >>>> advanced format drives (although I really doubt that last). >>> >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I seem to recall that we pinged FreeBSD developers about getting the >>> physical, as opposed to the logical, block size of the device (a few >>> months ago), some disk/controller combinations exposing this via stripe >>> size, but there wasn't a consistent way of obtaining that at the time. >>> >>> Now, FreeBSD 10.1 has gone out of support, and we need kernel hacker >>> support here for the right ioctl()s. >>> I think the best approach is to ask the same question for FreeBSD 10.3 >>> and 11.0 and see what and how far we get. >>> >>> HSR, what do you get running camcontrol identify, and diskinfo, on your >>> disk? For example (replace da1 by your actual disk device): >>> >>> camcontrol identify da1 >>> >>> diskinfo da1 >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Matthias >>> _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"