From owner-freebsd-scsi Fri Nov 29 11:21: 1 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C52737B401 for ; Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:21:00 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01FB643EAF for ; Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:20:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gATJKvBt059638; Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:20:57 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gATJKukx059637; Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:20:56 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:20:56 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: "Ronald F. Guilmette" Cc: "Justin T. Gibbs" , freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrade from Adaptec 2940UW to 29160N - Problem solved! Message-ID: <20021129202056.A59622@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <2793220000.1038502309@aslan.scsiguy.com> <14343.1038596685@monkeys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <14343.1038596685@monkeys.com>; from rfg@monkeys.com on Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 11:04:45AM -0800 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Fri, Nov 29, 2002 at 11:04:45AM -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote: > > In message <2793220000.1038502309@aslan.scsiguy.com>, you wrote: > > >>>> The only mystery that still remains after this whole ordeal is ``Why > >>>> was it possible to boot from the mis-allocated partition back when I > >>>> was using the Adaptec 2940UW, even though it was clearly _not_ possible > >>>> to boot from the exact same bleedin' partition when using a newer and > >>>> ``more advanced'' Adaptec 29160N ? > >>> > >>> Most likely because the setting for "extended translation" was not the > >>> same on both controllers. > >> > >> Actually, it was. I am quite sure on that point. > >> > >> Both controllers had "BIOS support for disks > 1 GB" set to "disbled". > > > >And you use a geometry of 255/63? That's just plain wrong. 8-) > > It is? > > Who says it is? Justin, who happens to work Adaptec, and has been one of the chief developers of the FreeBSD SCSI subsystem :-) -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message