Date: Wed, 03 Mar 1999 16:18:37 +0000 From: David Knapp <dknapp@luciamar.k12.ca.us> To: "Jason A. Pfeil" <pfeil@nu.cs.fsu.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installation onto LARGE HD (10.1GB) (fwd) Message-ID: <36DD60DD.18320737@luciamar.k12.ca.us> References: <Pine.GSO.4.10.9903031744460.11283-100000@xi>
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Newbie Response! I think this describes your problem http://www.freebsd.org/FAQ/FAQ41.html hth dbk "Jason A. Pfeil" wrote: > > Please, can someone get back to me on this? > > ---- > Jason A. Pfeil pfeil@cs.fsu.edu > Information Systems Developer jpfeil@lsi.fsu.edu > CASDL (850)644-8014; fax: (850)644-4952 > Learning Systems Institute University Center C-3527 > http://idl.fsu.edu Tallahassee, FL 32306-2540 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:37:56 -0500 (EST) > From: Jason A. Pfeil <pfeil@cs.fsu.edu> > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Installation onto LARGE HD (10.1GB) (fwd) > > ---- > Jason A. Pfeil pfeil@cs.fsu.edu > Information Systems Developer jpfeil@lsi.fsu.edu > CASDL (850)644-8014; fax: (850)644-4952 > Learning Systems Institute University Center C-3527 > http://idl.fsu.edu Tallahassee, FL 32306-2540 > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Thu, 25 Feb 1999 17:09:00 -0500 > From: Malartre <malartre@aei.ca> > To: pfeil@nu.cs.fsu.edu > Subject: Re: Installation onto LARGE HD (10.1GB) > > Jason Pfeil wrote: > > > > To Whom it May Concern: > > > > I am an avid and very experienced Linux user and would like to try the > > other kid on the block -- FreeBSD. I have a new drive, but when I try > > to create BSD slices in a partition whose type I changed to freebsd from > > within the installation, it tells me that I cannot do that. Here are > > the results from fdisk /dev/hdc (the HD) under Linux: > > > > < -- begin transcript -- > > > # fdisk /dev/hdc > > The number of cylinders for this disk is set to 19650. > > This is larger than 1024, and may cause problems with: > > 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO) > > 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs > > (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) > > > > Command (m for help): p > > > > Disk /dev/hdc: 16 heads, 63 sectors, 19650 cylinders > > Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 bytes > > > > Device Boot Begin Start End Blocks Id System > > /dev/hdc1 1 1 2081 1048792+ 83 Linux > > native > > /dev/hdc2 2048 2082 6243 2097648 83 Linux > > native > > /dev/hdc3 6144 6244 10405 2097648 83 Linux > > native > > /dev/hdc4 10240 10406 19650 4659480 5 Extended > > > > Command (m for help): q > > < -- end transcript -- > > > > > I am trying to change the type of partition /dev/hdc1 (linux naming) to > > freebsd under the freebsd installation and create a slice for swap and a > > slice for a partition. Unfortunately, I get an error saying that I > > can't create the partition. LBA is on under the BIOS, and Linux has no > > problems with the drive. This is the third HD in my system and > > therefore LILO will not be running off of it so it shouldn't be limited > > by the BIOS when booting freebsd off of this partition. One option I > > haven't tried, but was hoping you would have a better solution, was to > > copy off the data I already have on the drive, do a low-level format to > > erase everything and see if I can coerce LBA under my BIOS to reduce the > > cylinder to <= 1024 by increasing the number of heads. Do you have ANY > > other solution? > > > > Thank you for your time. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Jason A. Pfeil > Oooops! Wrong address! This is the documentation project. > E-mail your mail to <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> which will > (probably) answer your question in less than 48 hours. > Thank You > -- > [Malartre][malartre@aei.ca][French piss me off - Cartman, South Park] > [The FreeBSD User Guide][http://www.aei.ca/~malartre/freebsd/] > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- David Knapp 805 473-4353 PC Network Specialist dknapp@luciamar.k12.ca.us LMUSD "Everyone knew her as Nancy" F.T. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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