Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 10:59:37 -0800 (PST) From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> Cc: FreeBSD Current <FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: SCSI Bios complaints and Disk Slices Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0212171057050.49862-100000@root.org> In-Reply-To: <20021217053758.GA56632@raggedclown.net>
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On Tue, 17 Dec 2002, Cliff Sarginson wrote: > Windows .. fine, I installed Linux .. fine. Then I installed > FreeBSD...fine *but* the SCSI BIOS on bootup complains that the disk > geometry is all cockeyed, and it looks that way from what it says. > It warns any non-DOS O/S may have problems using it. > Well I have had no problems, and fdisk makes no complaints. What has > happened to upset the SCSI BIOS ? The thing it seems to hate is that it > is getting 63 heads reported instead of 64. > It is a Tekram 390 U/W controller, with an IBM 18MB U160 disk. > There have never been any other complaints about the 1st SCSI disk. > Diagnostics show no problems. One thing to check is that you should have ">1GB drive support" enabled. This needs to be done before installing. See the archives for freebsd-scsi list. I am not familiar with trm(4) so perhaps Oliver can fill in more. -Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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