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Date:      Tue, 22 Oct 2002 19:09:07 -0500
From:      "Jack L. Stone" <jackstone@sage-one.net>
To:        Chip Wiegand <chip@wiegand.org>, "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: quick help-new install complains about the hard drive geometry
Message-ID:  <3.0.5.32.20021022190907.014efb90@mail.sage-one.net>
In-Reply-To: <20021022163454.6c0522bf.chip@wiegand.org>

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At 04:34 PM 10.22.2002 -0700, Chip Wiegand wrote:
>I am setting up a brand new system, has a 40gig hard drive. FBSD4.7 
>complains about the geometry being incorrect, to use the G command
>to change it. I did that, set it to exactly what the BIOS shows for
>the drive, and it still claims the numbers are incorrect. What do I 
>do now?
>
>--
>Chip
>

Have you tried ignoring the complaint and finishing the FDISKing and
Labeling....? That will probably work okay.

Best regards,
Jack L. Stone,
Administrator

SageOne Net
http://www.sage-one.net
jackstone@sage-one.net

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