volume problem

[Blake]

Really noob
need help with creating a volume that does not have errors. using
Hostname: freenas.local
OS Version: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE-p1
Platform: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
System Time: Thu Aug 25 19:12:37 PDT 2011
Uptime: 7:12PM up 1 day, 23:28, 0 users
Load Average: 0.01, 0.02, 0.00
FreeNAS Build: FreeNAS-8.0-RELEASE-i386

can create volume but have errors for all space displays (Error getting used space (Error) )
Change permissions gives error
disks are EIDE from old systems and external drives.
Searches indicate may be problem with old partitions and formatting.
Any suggestions for a utility to wipe them clean enough for FreeBSD?
Any other suggestions would be welcome

Blake

 

[Blake]

Fixed it

Needed to Gpart the drive to clean it for Freenas. Have one up and working now. will do others.
burned Gpart ISO and booted from CD. Erased partition. Booted to Freenas and it now works.

 

[ProtoSD]

Now see, that question was covered in the FAQs, and you would have saved yourself from needing to burn a boot CD.

Here is a link for future reference:

http://forums.freenas.org/showthread.php?1793-Noobs-FAQS-amp-Documentation-are-HERE

Question #20 ;-)

 

[Blake]

My way was less painful

My way was less painful