Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:09:35 -0800 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org> To: "Brett Glass" <Brett_Glass@ccgate.infoworld.com> Cc: jkh@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot boot after install Message-ID: <199603282109.NAA05738@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:30:56 PST." <9602288280.AA828034814@ccgate.infoworld.com>
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>> The Adaptec should be 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, #MB cylinders >> or in extended translation mode: 255,63,#MB/7 > >Well, when I try to enter the parameters the controller sets in extended >translation mode -- which are 243/255/63 -- FreeBSD's fdisk utlility >bluntly tells me that these parameters are "wrong." Even though, when the >kernel boots with the -v option, this is exactly what the reported BIOS >geometry is. > >--Brett > Can you boot DOS, create a small DOS partition on the disk and try again? Looks like sysinstall is confused and having a valid partition table on the disk may help convince it that you are right. -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================
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