From owner-freebsd-config@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 2 13:40:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-config@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7A8316A4CE for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 13:40:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from ns1.cancunwebhosting.com (unknown [69.20.50.208]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2476443D1D for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 13:40:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kenneth@cancun.net) Received: from chabocha.intracol.net (dsl-200-78-48-128.prod-infinitum.com.mx [200.78.48.128]) (authenticated)i22LeTM27898 for ; Tue, 2 Mar 2004 16:40:29 -0500 From: Kenneth Andresen To: freebsd-config@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1078263770.1137.106.camel@chabocha.intracol.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 15:42:50 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: FreeBSD 5.2.1 - problems installing - Disk geometry problems X-BeenThere: freebsd-config@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Installation and Configuration List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 02 Mar 2004 21:40:30 -0000 Hello all! I am unfortunatly having multiple problems while trying to install FreeBSD, and would like some help continuing the install process. First off - about 80-90% of the time when booting from the 5.2.1 install cd, I can't get to partition the hard drive. Upon closer examination, I am detecting the boot-up error: ata0-master: Failure - ATA_IDENTIFY no interupt When detecting my hard drive, I am told the geometry of the drive is wrong and am promted to change this to what's written in the bios. I went into the bios to get this information, however with that inforation I am still getting incorrect geometry error messages. Since the system is a multi-boot machine, I do not want to destroy all the other partitions on the disk trying the auto-assumed geometry, so I hope you may help me out setting the correct geometry. Here are the data om my machine: Motherboard: Gigabyte KT400 AGP 8X/FSB 333 Processor: Athlon XP 2000+ Hard drive: Western digital: WDC WD400BB