NetBSD Problem Report #8384

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Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 08:18:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: rnestor@augustmail.com
Reply-To: rnestor@augustmail.com
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Subject: Unable to rewrite disk partition map in sysinst/mac68k
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>Number:         8384
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       Unable to rewrite disk partition map in sysinst/mac68k
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          closed
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Sep 12 08:20:02 +0000 1999
>Closed-Date:    Sun Sep 12 15:33:29 +0000 1999
>Last-Modified:  Sun Sep 12 15:34:01 +0000 1999
>Originator:     Bob Nestor
>Release:        NetBSD-1.4.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
NetBSD pluto 1.4.1 NetBSD 1.4.1 (GENERICSBC) #0: Wed Aug 11 07:03:00 CDT 1999     fredb@corwin.home:/usr/src/sys/arch/mac68k/compile/GENERICSBC mac68k

>Description:
The device name used to open the raw disk for re-writing the Apple Disk
Partition Map is missing the leading "/", therefore the open fails with
an unknown device error.
>How-To-Repeat:
Build and run sysinst/mac68k attempting to modify the disk partition
layout.

>Fix:
Apply the following patch to the file
   src/distrib/utils/sysinst/arch/mac68k/md.c

--- md.c.orig	Sun Sep 12 09:56:41 1999
+++ md.c	Sun Sep 12 09:57:14 1999
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@
      */
     printf ("%s", msg_string (MSG_dodiskmap));

-    snprintf (devname, sizeof(devname), "dev/r%sc", diskdev);
+    snprintf (devname, sizeof(devname), "/dev/r%sc", diskdev);

     /*
      * Open the disk as a raw device

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: briggs 
State-Changed-When: Sun Sep 12 08:33:29 PDT 1999 
State-Changed-Why:  
Patch applied.  Pullup to 1.4 branch also requested. 

From: Colin Wood <cwood@ichips.intel.com>
To: rnestor@augustmail.com
Cc: gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org
Subject: Re: install/8384: Unable to rewrite disk partition map in sysinst/mac68k
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 18:13:30 -0700 (PDT)

 rnestor@augustmail.com wrote:
 > >Description:
 > The device name used to open the raw disk for re-writing the Apple Disk
 > Partition Map is missing the leading "/", therefore the open fails with
 > an unknown device error.

 bob-

 are you sure that you have the latest sysinst code?  every occurrence of

 	snprintf (devname, sizeof(devname), "/dev/r%sc", diskdev);

 that i could find did in fact have the preceding / on it, including the
 one near line 639 or so....

 -colin

>Unformatted:

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