Thanks to all who responded. It was accurate, dd solved the problem. On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 7:13 PM pascal <pascal.deve...@tutanota.com> wrote:
> > did you try to encrypt and install with MBR boot? > > Mar 25, 2022, 09:28 by soko.t...@gmail.com: > > > Hello list, > > > > I have tried to encrypt disk before the installation of OpenBSD 7.0 > > according to the instructions here > > https://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#softraid and managed to mess it. > > > > I have performed > > > > # cd /dev && sh MAKEDEV sd0 > > # fdisk -iy -g -b 960 sd0 > > # disklabel -E sd0 > > Label editor (enter '?' for help at any prompt) > > sd0> a a > > offset: [64] > > size: [39825135] * > > FS type: [4.2BSD] RAID > > sd0*> w > > sd0> q > > No label changes. > > # bioctl -c C -l sd0a softraid0 > > > > But I have failed to proceed before the installation with > > > > # cd /dev && sh MAKEDEV sd1 > > # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/rsd1c bs=1m count=1 > > > > So i ended up with unbootable install. > > > > The disk is shown > > > > # disklabel sd0 > > # /dev/rsd0c: > > type: SCSI > > disk: SCSI disk > > label: HGST HTS725050A7 > > duid: f62d9ae29f67d326 > > flags: > > bytes/sector: 512 > > sectors/track: 63 > > tracks/cylinder: 255 > > sectors/cylinder: 16065 > > cylinders: 60801 > > total sectors: 976773168 > > boundstart: 1024 > > boundend: 976773135 > > drivedata: 0 > > > > 16 partitions: > > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize cpg] > > a: 976772111 1024 RAID > > c: 976773168 0 unused > > i: 960 64 MSDOS > > > > #fdisk sd0 > > Disk: sd0 Usable LBA: 34 to 976773134 [976773168 Sectors] > > #: type [ start: size ] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 0: EFI Sys [ 64: 960 ] > > 1: OpenBSD [ 1024: 976772111 ] > > > > > > Is it safe to delete all somewhat encrypted partitions by > > # fdisk -iy sd0 > > ? > > > > Should I perhaps first delete somewhat encrypted partitions by > > > > # disklabel -E sd0 > > > > d a > > d i > > > > ? > > > > Thank you in advance for your answers. > > > >
