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Date:      Sun, 23 Apr 1995 15:06:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:      brian@mediacity.com (Brian Litzinger)
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   NCR 810 based card won't boot
Message-ID:  <m0s39nq-000rc2C@easynet.com>

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I've been trying to replace an Adaptec 1542B in my P5-90 PCI system
with either a BT946C or NCR810 PCI controller.

Trying to install SNAP 950412, the NCR810 controller is recognized
and the whole install goes without a hitch.

However, when it comes time to do the boot from the hard drive, I either
get:

	1) hangs, if using FDISK /mbr

	2) BootManager just repeats its F? each time I press a key.

The drive, Fujitsu M2664ESA, was detected by the FreeBSD install as
1 head, 63 sectors, and ~300000 or so cylinders.

I changed the geometry tp 32 heads, 64 sectors and the appropriate number
of cylinders.

Lastly, I kept the entire FreeBSD below cylinder 1024.  Any ideas?

Thanks,

Brian Litzinger
brian@easynet.com



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