On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 05:39:46PM +0100, Christophe Rioux wrote:

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> > On Tue, Nov 04, 2008 at 04:31:57PM +0100, CRioux@viseo.net wrote:
> > > I just try to install OpenBSD 4.4 on a serveur (HP DL120 
> > G5) to test the
> > > functionality of the raid (seens it works again .).
> > > 
> > > I configure the first disk without any issue, and then try following
> > > commands:
> > > 
> > > disklabel wd0 > disklabel.wd1
> > > fdisk -i wd1
> > > disklabel -R -r wd1 disklabel.wd1
> > > newfs /dev/wd1a
> > > 
> > > Error: 
> > > newfs: /dev/wd1a: block device
> > 
> > Second section of the newfs(8) manpage.
> > 
> Great ... This worked in 4.3 without any thing else;
> 
> I didn't find anything in this section.
> 
> http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=newfs&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpa
> th=OpenBSD+4.4&arch=i386&format=html
> 
> What should I search for ?

Use the raw device (/dev/rwd1a).

Running newfs on a block device (/dev/wd1a) can lead to subtle and
hard to diagnose problems. That's why it has been disabled in 4.4. 

	-Otto