From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 27 23:58:53 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3ADE61067412 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:58:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ras.bsd@gmail.com) Received: from ti-out-0910.google.com (ti-out-0910.google.com [209.85.142.189]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA2A68FC13 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:58:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ras.bsd@gmail.com) Received: by ti-out-0910.google.com with SMTP id j2so2470156tid.3 for ; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:58:50 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; bh=NJPYfLAlj+qK341TXBXG6P3nkotXUUFXYDBYk7udXYU=; b=wFZUpSXVVct3cTj9BZariaiEkzxnyo/+wylI4UA17UkaKgZQuETwa2MO1Lq6x/wytZAaYkFvpckauuousHgm4x5WUaYqtgirtt1bD4BgaFf4yoZFMM02Vcx+PwjoBM4y+NYuXHd5glzb3TAKzl1qqmA2NQjuldMMDpQ6YcRpo6Y= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:date:from:to:subject:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition; b=qk2Dy9vAf23tgL8ONkemWcFQ/Eb24MZbNCgElLESMreX5jgSCJo2aYD3jk+ypeyUDnno0UJUspnJH+rEVfn4MOAGyFD82HbypWcYTfRhJ4IA7EtpoJZICHU3U0nTZjtw0GTW1qs8JfCMNt9pX7UQ4ey17Vy2+tKKpmfSVIRM/+8= Received: by 10.150.121.2 with SMTP id t2mr2572309ybc.130.1204156117900; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:48:37 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.150.138.9 with HTTP; Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:48:37 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:48:37 +0100 From: "ras bsd" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Subject: Disk Geometry X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:58:53 -0000 Hello list, this is my first post here. My problem is: I've installed the OS in my laptop in this order, Win XP and Debian GNU/Linux. I'm trying to dive into the freebsd world from many years in GNU/Linux. When i start the installation, when i have to enter in the disk partition section an error appears saying that the disk geometry is not valid and, anyway, I can not see the free disk space that i left free after the other OS. My scope is keep working the three OS. How can i know the correct disk geometry? What am i doing wrong? Mi laptop is Intel Core2 Duo and the Hard Disk is SATA 200 Gb Toshiba MK2035GSS-(S1). Thank you.