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Date:      Thu, 3 Apr 1997 21:29:09 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Tony Kimball <alk@pobox.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: geometry translations
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.970403212757.464O-100000@localhost>
In-Reply-To: <199704030440.WAA00375@pobox.com>

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On Wed, 2 Apr 1997, Tony Kimball wrote:

> 
> This seems to be a BIOS/kernel dispute, eh?  LBA is in use.  Anything to
> worry about? 

Is this boot -v output?


> Apr  2 22:04:17 compound /kernel: wd2s1: type 0x6, start 63, end = 2502359, size 2502297 
> Apr  2 22:04:17 compound /kernel: wd2s1: C/H/S end 155/194/63 (1916459) != end 2502359: invalid
> Apr  2 22:04:17 compound /kernel: wd2s2: type 0xa5, start 2502360, end = 10002824, size 7500465 
> Apr  2 22:04:17 compound /kernel: wd2s2: C/H/S start 155/195/1 (1916460) != start 2502360: invalid
> Apr  2 22:04:17 compound /kernel: wd2s2: C/H/S end 622/164/63 (7651664) != end 10002824: invalid

Your slice table on this disk may be corrupted or your ide controller may
not be reporting the correct values.  You might try normal mode, although
LBA has never affected my disks, one on a PhoenixBIOS and the other on an
Award.

> Apr  2 22:04:15 compound /kernel: wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <ST51080A>
> Apr  2 22:04:15 compound /kernel: wd0: 1033MB (2116800 sectors), 2100 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S
> Apr  2 22:04:15 compound /kernel: wdc1 at 0x170-0x177 irq 15 on isa
> Apr  2 22:04:15 compound /kernel: wdc1: unit 0 (wd2): <Maxtor 85120A8>
> Apr  2 22:04:15 compound /kernel: wd2: 4884MB (10002825 sectors), 10585 cyls, 15 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S
> ...
> Apr  2 22:04:16 compound /kernel:  0:020b3f3f 0..523=524 cylinders, 0..63=64 heads, 1..63=63 sectors
> Apr  2 22:04:16 compound /kernel:  1:026cfe3f 0..620=621 cylinders, 0..254=255 heads, 1..63=63 sectors
> Apr  2 22:04:16 compound /kernel:  2:03f13f20 0..1009=1010 cylinders, 0..63=64 heads, 1..32=32 sectors
> 

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major




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