From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 5 14:13:32 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D283A16A416 for ; Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:13:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@levie.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from smtp4.freeserve.com (smtp4.freeserve.com [193.252.22.159]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58E4D13C45D for ; Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:13:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from brian@levie.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from smtp4.freeserve.com (mwinf3301 [10.232.6.23]) by mwinf3310.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 51FBA1C050F2 for ; Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:53:12 +0100 (CET) Received: from me-wanadoo.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mwinf3301.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 8FE4E1C00088 for ; Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:53:10 +0100 (CET) Received: from brian5vgqrbw1x (user-5442ef98.lns3-c8.dsl.pol.co.uk [84.66.239.152]) by mwinf3301.me.freeserve.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 2B6951C00087 for ; Fri, 5 Jan 2007 14:53:10 +0100 (CET) X-ME-UUID: 20070105135310177.2B6951C00087@mwinf3301.me.freeserve.com From: "Brian Levie" To: Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:53:35 -0000 Message-ID: <000001c730d0$e5307f00$ba01a8c0@brian5vgqrbw1x> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2627 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1250" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Unable to load kernel 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: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 14:13:32 -0000 I have tried to install FreeBSD 6.1 (downloaded as an iso from freebsd.org) onto the last 1.5Gb of a 120Gb disk, the rest is windows XP, this appears to go normally except for the geometry I get the message =93geometry of 238216/16/63 for ad0 is incorrect. Using a more likely geometry=94. (Which turns out to be 14946/255/63). When I attempt to load FreeBSD I get the error message =93Unable to load = kernel=94 and it goes to the OK prompt. In the bios it gives the geometry as 58853/16/255, however if I try to but this in once more I get the error =93Geometry =85 incorrect. Using a more likely geometry.=94 Any suggestions as to what I=92m doing wrong? =20 Brian Levie --=20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.16.5/616 - Release Date: 04/01/2007 13:34 =20