Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 13:35:27 -0400 From: "Lisandro Grullon" <lisandro.grullon@gmail.com> To: "Kevin Kinsey" <kdk@daleco.biz> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Disk Geometry Errors. Message-ID: <9a4a258a0605241035v28088f83l845c8c320a44f87@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <44747DD3.9040805@daleco.biz> References: <9a4a258a0605240749j6901765auf942c5c6cd99671e@mail.gmail.com> <44747DD3.9040805@daleco.biz>
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Hi Kevin and thanks for repplyng, sysinstall does not crach at all, the problem is that the information is not retain by the label. I keep getting that contact "Disk Geometry" error when I try fdisk into the volume/drive. Any ideas what is happening. let me know what other information you may nee= d to assist me further. On 5/24/06, Kevin Kinsey <kdk@daleco.biz> wrote: > > Lisandro Grullon wrote: > > Good Morning, > > > > Last night I was trying installing a new Areca controller 1120 8 ports > > using a 5 bay (300GB seagate) drives Raid 5. The main OS is install > using the > > SATA controller in RAID 1 configuration of the mother board, the > addition of > > last night was a separate controller I install.The install when good an= d > I > > installed my modules in the kernel, now my problem is when I try to > > partition the volume using fdisk/label with system install it is giving > me > > nasty disk geometry incorrect error, can anyone tell me what is this al= l > > about? Thank you. > > We'd probably need some more information. Does sysinstall crash? > Does the fdisk information get written to disk anyway? The label? > > KDK > > -- > Zero Mostel: That's it baby! When you got it, flaunt it! Flaunt it! > -- Mel Brooks, The Producers > > --=20 Lisandro Grullon New York City College of Technology Division of Continuing Education Director of Network Operations Lisandro Office: 1718-552-1178 Lisandro E-mail: lgrullon@citytech.cuny.edu "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.". <Albert Einstein>
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