From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Nov 28 17:18:15 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA05727 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:18:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from clif.pcinternet.net (clif.pcinternet.net [207.137.55.121]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA05721 for ; Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:18:13 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jblist@pcinternet.net) Received: from drone (drone.pcinternet.net [207.137.55.4]) by clif.pcinternet.net (2.5 Build 2639 (Berkeley 8.8.6)/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA03807; Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:20:36 -0800 Message-Id: <3.0.2.32.19981128171733.00ac1480@mail.pcinternet.net> X-Sender: jblist@mail.pcinternet.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.2 (32) Date: Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:17:33 -0800 To: Karl Pielorz From: Joe Bissot Subject: Re: PPro 180 / Orion Chipset / Adaptec 2940 and Atlas SCSI Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <3660763E.FEC2D008@tdx.co.uk> References: <3.0.2.32.19981128134308.00a2b820@mail.pcinternet.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Well it does work with the non-dedicated partition. If I set it dedicated the OS refuses to believe the geometry it is being sent and changes it. You can't even set the geometry by hand? Strange, but at least I'm working. :) At 10:16 PM 11/28/98 +0000, you wrote: >One machine we have here exhibits this error... We got around it by _not_ >insalling FreeBSD on a dedicated partition... 2.2.7 installed with a >non-dedicated partition (using the 'compatible with other operating >systems/booteasy' boot loader) worked fine... > >If we tried to use a dedicated partition (This would be sensible as the >machine is just a 2.2.7 box made into a router) we would get "read error" when >it tried to boot... > >If you've already tried this - let us know... > >-Kp To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message