changing disk configuration with VRM

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2 total messages Started by Mark Ganter Fri, 08 Jan 1993 22:37

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Author: Mark Ganter
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 22:37

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I had this old RT running for about three years.  Several IBM
products had been installed which produced hard drive partitions
and links to them with VRM.  I wanted to recover and reuse the
space.  I so deleted the partitions using minidisks.  I then 
created a new partition using minidisks.  Now to the question.
What do I need to do to make VRM happy?  On boot its gives me
errors about the vrm configuration.  It is complaining about the
partitions I deleted.  What tool do I use to tell VRM that these
partitions are deleted?  

P.S.  I checked the manuals and I booted the VRM floppies.  I 
checked the configuration and it looks OK.  Do I need to install
VRM again after I get the configuration correct?  

I feel foolish asking because I just can't seem to remember or find
the correct steps to make this process happen.  I'm sure that two
years ago it would have been obvious.  Thanks for any help provided.

Mark Ganter/Univ of Washington/Dept of Mech Engr/FU-10/Seattle, WA 98195 USA
ganter@u.washington.edu

Re: changing disk configuration with VRM

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Author: Jim Repass
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 19:17

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In article <1ikvmjINNg75@shelley.u.washington.edu>, ganter@carson.u.washington.edu (Mark Ganter) writes:
> I had this old RT running for about three years.  Several IBM
> products had been installed which produced hard drive partitions
> and links to them with VRM.  I wanted to recover and reuse the
> space.  I so deleted the partitions using minidisks.  I then 
> created a new partition using minidisks.  Now to the question.
> What do I need to do to make VRM happy?  On boot its gives me
> errors about the vrm configuration.  It is complaining about the
> partitions I deleted.  What tool do I use to tell VRM that these
> partitions are deleted?
  
You used the right tools. There must be something else wrong. Was something
added to /etc/rc "manually" when these partitions were created?
> 
> P.S.  I checked the manuals and I booted the VRM floppies.  I 
> checked the configuration and it looks OK.  Do I need to install
> VRM again after I get the configuration correct?  

Not if minidisks is working.

> 
> I feel foolish asking because I just can't seem to remember or find
> the correct steps to make this process happen.  I'm sure that two
> years ago it would have been obvious.  Thanks for any help provided.
> 
> Mark Ganter/Univ of Washington/Dept of Mech Engr/FU-10/Seattle, WA 98195 USA
> ganter@u.washington.edu
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