From owner-freebsd-bugs Thu Nov 6 18:22:25 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id SAA01283 for bugs-outgoing; Thu, 6 Nov 1997 18:22:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs) Received: from pci.on.ca (inti.pci.on.ca [207.112.123.51]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id SAA01278 for ; Thu, 6 Nov 1997 18:22:20 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dgilbert@repeat.pci.on.ca) Received: by pci.on.ca (/\==/\ Smail3.1.28.1 #28.1) id ; Thu, 6 Nov 97 21:24 EST Received: (from dgilbert@localhost) by repeat.pci.on.ca (8.8.5/8.7.3) id VAA12412; Thu, 6 Nov 1997 21:20:42 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 21:20:42 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <199711070220.VAA12412@repeat.pci.on.ca> From: David Gilbert To: James Raynard Cc: J Wunsch , dgilbert@strike.velocet.ca, freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: i386/4948: SCSI don't boot. In-Reply-To: <19971106231933.54562@jraynard.demon.co.uk> References: <199711052330.PAA18225@hub.freebsd.org> <19971106231933.54562@jraynard.demon.co.uk> Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "James" == James Raynard writes: James> In case anyone wants more info on this (and to save wear and James> tear on someone's fingers the next time this comes up :-), James> there are no less than five sections on disk geometry in the James> Installation section of the FAQ (questions 2.13-2.17 in the James> version in -current). The FAQ is available as James> file://localhost/usr/share/doc/FAQ/FAQ.html on an installed James> system, or by clicking on "Documentation" at www.freebsd.org James> There's also a section on "dangerously dedicated" disks which James> for some bizarre reason has been put under "System James> Admininistration". Since there are a number of devices that require fdisk partitions (a number of BIOS's require them as do newer 2940's), it would seem that this is really an area that should be addressed. If not... you might want something more promenent... right in the device support page, if necessary. Dave. -- ============================================================================ |David Gilbert, Velocet Communications. | Two things can only be | |Mail: dgilbert@velocet.net | equal if and only if they | |http://www.velocet.net/~dgilbert | are precisely opposite. | =========================================================GLO================