Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 18:42:46 +1300 From: Andrew Turner <andrew@fubar.geek.nz> To: Chris Pressey <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> Cc: geom@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org, discussion@bsdinstaller.com Subject: Re: [BSDInstaller] Re: fdisk(8) no longer capable of altering geometry Message-ID: <439524D6.6010705@fubar.geek.nz> In-Reply-To: <20051202123120.736bf5ff.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> References: <20051027200448.1ba236fe.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> <43753528.7030802@freesbie.org> <20051202123120.736bf5ff.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>
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Chris Pressey wrote: > Does ANYONE else see the same behaviour that I am seeing? Namely: > >- As root, run "fdisk -u ad1" (or on whatever disk you like) >- Tell fdisk(8) "yes, I'd like to change our idea of what the BIOS > thinks (of the geometry of this disk)" >- Give fdisk(8) any new geometry values you like >- Be happy with this choice >- Choose to write the new partition table >- Get a "GEOM not found" error (optional) >- Run "fdisk ad1" again and observe that the geometry hasn't changed > >I see this on CURRENT as of late last night. > > I can see this on CURRENT from a week ago. >-Chris > > > >
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