i/o to invalid geometry error

[Omer Faruk Sen]

Hi,

How can I fix "i/o to invalid geometry error" on my Solaris system. I
have 2 disk mirrored system and 1 disk gives that error. But if I
choose the right geometry for that disk in format command I can see
the disk partition layout like:

AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c0t0d0 <SUN36G cyl 24620 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107>
/***@1c,600000/***@2/***@0,0
1. c0t1d0 <drive type unknown>
/***@1c,600000/***@2/***@1,0
Specify disk (enter its number): ^C
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Specify disk (enter its number): 1



AVAILABLE DRIVE TYPES:
0. Auto configure
1. Quantum ProDrive 80S
2. Quantum ProDrive 105S
3. CDC Wren IV 94171-344
4. SUN0104
5. SUN0207
6. SUN0327
7. SUN0340
8. SUN0424
9. SUN0535
10. SUN0669
11. SUN1.0G
12. SUN1.05
13. SUN1.3G
14. SUN2.1G
15. SUN2.9G
16. Zip 100
17. Zip 250
18. SUN36G
19. other
Specify disk type (enter its number): 18
selecting c0t1d0
[disk unformatted]


FORMAT MENU:
disk - select a disk
type - select (define) a disk type
partition - select (define) a partition table
current - describe the current disk
format - format and analyze the disk
repair - repair a defective sector
label - write label to the disk
analyze - surface analysis
defect - defect list management
backup - search for backup labels
verify - read and display labels
save - save new disk/partition definitions
inquiry - show vendor, product and revision
volname - set 8-character volume name
!<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return
quit
format> partition


PARTITION MENU:
0 - change `0' partition
1 - change `1' partition
2 - change `2' partition
3 - change `3' partition
4 - change `4' partition
5 - change `5' partition
6 - change `6' partition
7 - change `7' partition
select - select a predefined table
modify - modify a predefined partition table
name - name the current table
print - display the current table
label - write partition map and label to the disk
!<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return
quit
partition> print
Current partition table (original):
Total disk cylinders available: 24620 + 2 (reserved cylinders)

Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
0 root wm 0 - 3629 5.00GB (3630/0/0) 10487070
1 swap wu 3630 - 6533 4.00GB (2904/0/0) 8389656
2 backup wm 0 - 24619 33.92GB (24620/0/0) 71127180
3 unassigned wm 6676 - 21194 20.00GB (14519/0/0) 41945391
4 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
5 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
6 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
7 unassigned wm 6534 - 6675 200.31MB (142/0/0) 410238