Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 00:14:32 -0700 From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@monkeys.com> To: Annelise Anderson <andrsn@andrsn.stanford.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Some serious gripes about `fdisk' and also `booteasy'. Message-ID: <6399.940144472@monkeys.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of Sat, 16 Oct 1999 23:59:44 -0700. <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910162350540.7187-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>
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In message <Pine.BSF.4.10.9910162350540.7187-100000@andrsn.stanford.edu>, you w
rote:
>But here's also a piece from the faq:
Yes. I saw this _after_ the problem arose and this is what set me on the
Right Path.
> Q: Which geometry should I use for a disk drive?
>...
> All that matters is the logical geometry - the answer that the BIOS
> gets when it asks "what is your geometry?" and then uses to access the
> disk. As FreeBSD uses the BIOS when booting, it's very important to
> get this right. In particular, if you have more than one operating
> system on a disk, they must all agree on the geometry, otherwise you
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> will have serious problems booting!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>While I have some sympathy with your desire to be warned,
>modern computer operating systems are complex and it is
>difficult to anticipate everything a user might run into in
>the process of installation.
Oh I do agree, but in this case, the problem _was_ obviously anticipated...
at least to the extent that it made it into the FAQ (as noted above).
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