Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:32:19 -0600 From: "Mike Loiterman" <mike@ascendency.net> To: "'Kevin Kinsey'" <kdk@daleco.biz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Incorrect geometry Message-ID: <200503120435.j2C4ZDr89213@fat_man.ascendency.net> In-Reply-To: <42326F4D.70008@daleco.biz>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kevin Kinsey <mailto:kdk@daleco.biz> wrote: > Mike Loiterman wrote: > >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> When I do a new install of FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE I get an error saying >> the drive geometry is incorrect. In the next screen, I put in the >> correct geometry, as reported by the BIOS, but after I hit q, I get >> the same error. >> >> The drive is a brand new 160 SATA Segate. The geometry FreeBSD >> suggests yield 152 Gigs, slices correctly and functions perfectly. >> I'm plannning on reformating anyway as this is only a test run, but >> do I need to be conserned about the error? >> >> > > Isn't the rest of the error message "using a more likely geometry?" > > IANAE, but I believe FBSD is simply stating that it doesn't find > the BIOS's numbers to be what it wants, so it's going to use > its own. This would explain the effect you see in the second > sentence above. > > As "yield", "slice", and "function" seems OK, I think "go for it!" > is perfectly good advice in this instance. I've seen the error > several times, too, and so far so good. > > I am willing to be corrected by my betters, though, of course. > > Kevin Kinsey It does say, "using a more likely geometry". The numbers are vastly different then what the BIOS says, but as I said, the capacity seems correct and it functions normally. I just don't want to have any trouble down the road... - ------------------------------ Mike Loiterman grantADLER Tel: 630-302-4944 Fax: 773-442-0992 Email: mike@ascendency.net PGP Key: 0xD1B9D18E -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.1 iQA/AwUBQjJw02jZbUnRudGOEQIFgACghb4rW7h8yi7Gy51D427MDeIlfMQAn1b5 v4YVKUhIT9gwS6SZBMDDwYK0 =KtaI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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