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On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 18:48:39 +0100, D. Wylie <d.wylie@hccnet.nl> wrote:
> What error.
> Are you saying the error doesn't appear with fdisk from 4.x but only
> with fdisk from 5.x?

Correct. It states that the Geometry fdisk is assuming differs with that
the BIOS issues. So I should correct the BIOS disk setting, which,
apparently, are correct. 

> What about fdisking under 4.x, quit, start 5.x install.
> As far as I know, 4.x and 5.x are seriously different and that change
> you speak of  is headache material.
> Perhaps though, you can do a minimum 4.x istall and have a 5.x install
> destroy all the data, but use the existing partions.

I have an ext2 formatted slice where I would like to install 5.x but if
I install 4.x and put 5.x with the new filesystem on it, I guess, the
error resumes.

> Have you done a search for 5.x on thinkpad? I think it its a common fbsd
> victim.

Yes, the rest would be *very* nice.

Cheers Tom