Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2002 16:29:48 +0100 From: Cliff Sarginson <cls@raggedclown.net> To: FreeBSD Current <FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: SCSI Bios complaints and Disk Slices Message-ID: <20021219152948.GA356@raggedclown.net> In-Reply-To: <20021219195150.D2476-100000@sbk-gw.sibnet.ru> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0212171057050.49862-100000@root.org> <20021219195150.D2476-100000@sbk-gw.sibnet.ru>
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On Thu, Dec 19, 2002 at 07:56:02PM +0600, Maxim M. Kazachek wrote: > Tekram DC 390 works under sym(4)... Except 390T which is powered by AMD... > > Cliff Sarginson: > Perhaps you need try to play with disk geometry in fdisk... Try to see > what geometry is 1st disk and try set something same on 2nd. > Actually, FreeBSD reports the correct geometry in the startup messages, but fdisk gives the insane geometry the SCSI BIOS complains about. So with due precaution I set the geometry in fdisk to what it should be and it is, or appears to all be fine. I think the >1GB option in the controller is not actually relevant, it has to do with the old 1GB-->8GB limitations I think. Mmm. Well it *looks* like it should now. -- Regards Cliff Sarginson The Netherlands [ This mail has been checked as virus-free ] To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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