From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jul 15 15:57: 5 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28B8337B400 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 15:57:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from www.bitz.net (bitz.net [12.158.192.56]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AADF143E5E for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 15:57:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jeff@bitz.net) Received: from zanardi (dsl-102-73.srtnet.com [216.221.102.73]) by www.bitz.net (Postfix) with SMTP id E455D512D3 for ; Mon, 15 Jul 2002 17:50:34 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <004e01c22c52$f1ab48f0$a500a8c0@zanardi> From: "Jeff Feller" To: Subject: FreeBSD Install -- FDISK Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 17:57:06 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_004B_01C22C29.08843AC0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C22C29.08843AC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.6 on a Pentium 133 with a Western = Digital 40 GB Hard Drive (WD400BB). The BIOS and everywhere else see's = it as a 40 GB drive but when I get into FreeBSD's FDISK part it thinks = it's a 2 GB drive. =20 I hooked up an 8 GB and FreeBSD thinks THAT is an 8 GB... So must be a = problem with the 40 GB? Any ideas? Suggestions? I flashed my bios to the newest version. It's an ASUS TXP4 motherboard = if that matters. Thanks in advance for any help! Jeff Feller BitZ Communications 1829 South Broadway, Suite 1 Minot, ND 58701 =20 Tel: 701.838.9211 Web: http://www.bitz.net/ ------=_NextPart_000_004B_01C22C29.08843AC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi,

I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.6 on a = Pentium 133=20 with a Western Digital 40 GB Hard Drive (WD400BB). The BIOS and = everywhere=20 else see's it as a 40 GB drive but when I get into FreeBSD's FDISK part = it=20 thinks it's a 2 GB drive.

I hooked up an 8 GB and FreeBSD thinks = THAT is an 8=20 GB... So must be a problem with the 40 GB? Any ideas? =20 Suggestions?

I flashed my bios to the newest = version. It's=20 an ASUS TXP4 motherboard if that matters. Thanks in advance for = any=20 help!

Jeff Feller
BitZ = Communications
1829 South=20 Broadway, Suite 1
Minot, ND 58701

Tel: =20 701.838.9211
Web: http://www.bitz.net/

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