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From: Jorn Argelo <jorn@wcborstel.nl>
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Subject: Re: 5.2.1 sysinstall disk geometry problem
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> When scripting sysinstall, it still halts with an
> error about my disk
> geometry. The problem is, even if I specify the
> geometry that FreeBSD
> wants to use by setting the geometry= variable, I
> still get the error.
>
> Everything else in sysinstall is being scripted
> correctly. The only
> problems I am having are disk related. Can anyone
> shed any light on this
> subject?
>
> Thanks,
> -Don

Even when you use the exact values your BIOS thinks it is?

Jorn