Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:27:12 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Shooting sysinstall/SADE geometry warning in the head Message-ID: <20081226072712.GA25406@dragon.NUXI.org>
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It seems Sysinstall and SADE are ingorant of today's disk geometries.
Is there good reason to not make this change? I've been getting the
gratitious
+----------------------------- Message -----------------------------+
|WARNING: A geometry of 290721/16/63 for ad8 is incorrect. Using |
|a more likely geometry. If this geometry is incorrect or you |
|are unsure as to whether or not it's correct, please consult |
|the Hardware Guide in the Documentation submenu or use the |
|(G)eometry command to change it now. |
| |
|Remember: you need to enter whatever your BIOS thinks the |
|geometry is! For IDE, it's what you were told in the BIOS |
|setup. For SCSI, it's the translation mode your controller is |
|using. Do NOT use a ``physical geometry''. |
+-----------------------------------------------------------(100%)--+
| [ OK ] |
+---------------------[ Press enter or space ]----------------------+
warning from just about every usage of sysinstall/SADE over the past
few years.
Index: disks.c
===================================================================
--- disks.c (revision 186498)
+++ disks.c (working copy)
@@ -121,9 +121,6 @@ print_chunks(Disk *d, int u)
Total += chunk_info[i]->size;
#ifdef PC98
if (d->bios_cyl >= 65536 || d->bios_hd > 256 || d->bios_sect >= 256) {
-#else
- if (d->bios_cyl > 65536 || d->bios_hd > 256 || d->bios_sect >= 64) {
-#endif
dialog_clear_norefresh();
msgConfirm("WARNING: A geometry of %lu/%lu/%lu for %s is incorrect. Using\n"
"a more likely geometry. If this geometry is incorrect or you\n"
@@ -137,6 +134,7 @@ print_chunks(Disk *d, int u)
d->bios_cyl, d->bios_hd, d->bios_sect, d->name);
Sanitize_Bios_Geom(d);
}
+#endif
attrset(A_NORMAL);
mvaddstr(0, 0, "Disk name:\t");
clrtobot();
--
-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon?
Let's not play "Jeopardy-style quoting"
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