Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:32:01 -0500 From: Sten Daniel Soersdal <sten.daniel.sorsdal@gmail.com> To: deeptech71@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: what can i do with a 486? Message-ID: <45BFC761.7020500@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <45BD5D5E.6080303@gmail.com> References: <45B3A409.40005@gmail.com> <45BA30CF.9070906@gmail.com> <45BA3868.2020200@gmail.com> <45BA44CE.90501@daleco.biz> <45BA81BD.9050007@gmail.com> <20070126232200.GB21946@steerpike.hanley.stade.co.uk> <45BAAF6F.8000600@gmail.com> <45BD3604.2060802@gmail.com> <45BD5D5E.6080303@gmail.com>
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deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: > Sten Daniel S=F8rsdal wrote: >> deeptech71@gmail.com wrote: >>> Adrian Wontroba wrote: >>>> The point has been made before in this thread, but you need to chang= e >>>> the way the NEW machine accesses the drive FROM LBA to CHS BEFORE yo= u >>>> install. >>>> >>>> Your new system supports LBA. The old one doesn't, and its view of t= he >>>> disk is very different. You must ensure that the disk "looks right" >>>> before installation. >>>> >>>> CHS addressing started to be a problem as soon as disks stopped >>>> actually >>>> having a fixed number of sectors per track. IDE drives circumvented = it >>>> by lying to the BIOS about what they looked like. If you are really >>>> unlucky, you will have to choose a compatible pair of lies. >>>> >>> So I've tried disabling LBA mode for that HDD, but the results are th= e >>> same: "missing operating system" >> >> Did you also reinstall after that? >> >=20 > Of course. Well i am pretty sure the problem is still the same but in your case the solution might have to be different. Did you also make sure you installed a boot manager and made the primary partition active? --=20 Sten Daniel Soersdal
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