From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Jun 15 01:43:37 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id BAA09271 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 01:43:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts11-line13.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.128]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id BAA09254 for ; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 01:43:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id BAA00871; Sat, 15 Jun 1996 01:43:47 -0700 Message-Id: <199606150843.BAA00871@gdi.uoregon.edu> X-Authentication-Warning: gdi.uoregon.edu: Host localhost didn't use HELO protocol X-Mailer: exmh version 1.6.4 10/10/95 To: Rich cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: adaptec aha-1542cp In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:52:07 EDT." <199606121952.PAA02394@fern.hargray.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 15 Jun 1996 01:43:45 -0700 From: Doug White Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk -------- > HELP.. I have configured my adaptec card to defaults and disabled the > plug and play and dos >1gig serch but freebsd still thinks the head and > cylinders in DOS fasion 64heads 35 sectors... if i ignore this problem > it locks up 2/3rds of the way through an install...help help help. Try formatting the disk for DOS first, then delete that partition and install FreeBSD over it. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major