Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2003 15:23:41 -0700 From: James Leone <jleone@pacbell.net> To: jhorvath@frabill.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.1 & WD 80.0GB SE Drive Geometry Message-ID: <3F590CED.6010802@pacbell.net> References: <FCEALFLMBJHCOMLJCGNEMELJCNAA.jhorvath@frabill.com>
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Jim wrote: >Let me start by qualifying I am extremely new to FreeBSD (I have performed a >whopping two installs thus far). > >I am looking to fire up a machine with a single western digital special >edition 80GB IDE drive for simple storage and testing. > >The BIOS detects the correct geometry for the drive, and both Windows 2000 >and Linux (RedHat 9) correctly detect the geometry and install on the drive >(each OS installed independently to verify the drive and BIOS were working - >this is not a multi-boot setup). > >FreeBSD version 5.1 however, pops up a message stating the geometry chosen >by FreeBSD during installation is incorrect. > >If I hit "G" when assigning the slices and drop in the correct geometry (as >reported by the BIOS), I can assign slices (defaults) and the installation >runs through, but it will fail on the next boot (won't even get to the boot >manager). > >If I select "G" when assigning slices, plug in the values, then force a >write using the "W" option, I get a warning, then everything installs and >fails on reboot. > >Note: This same machine will accept an installation and run beautifully >using a different hard drive (anything I have other than a Western Digital >80GB Special Edition), and I have tried two of the 80GB special edition >drives to ensure it is not a mechanical problem with just one of the drives. >Both of the special edition drives performed identically (which is to say >not at all). > >Google is mute on the subject. > >Any help would be appreciated. > >Jim > All I can say is that the same thing happened to me. James Leone > >
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