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Date:      Fri, 16 Jan 1998 10:51:22 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        Engelhardq <engel@cbn.net.id>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: seagate ST32272N disk geometry
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980116104957.1349L-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <34BD3ED7.D407E859@cbn.net.id>

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On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Engelhardq wrote:

> I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.5 to 2.1 GB SEagate ST32272N.
> After finish the installation, the Boot Manager can not boot
> the operating system. It displays "F1 BSD" but the kernel don't
> boot when I enter F1. it just repeats the same messages
> boot...bla..bla..bla
> this problem is describing exactly on online hardware FAQ, that the
> fdisk doesn't partition the hard disk rightly because it fails
> to configure the disk geometry.
> so, the question is what is  the disk geometry for seagate ST32272N
> baracuda??

That's not the info you need.  You should:

1.  Blow away the FreeBSD slice.
2.  Put a small primary DOS partition on the disk (DOS doesn't need to be
on there).
3.  Install FreeBSD, destroying the DOS partition in the process.

BootEasy should now work.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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