From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 25 14:53:04 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 170CA16A468 for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:53:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D435513C4DA for ; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:53:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l9PEoPBK093223; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:50:26 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id l9PEoPvp093222; Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:50:25 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:50:25 -0400 From: Jerry McAllister To: perryh@pluto.rain.com Message-ID: <20071025145025.GA93190@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20071024124508.GA17482@ozzmosis.com> <20071024160437.GF88476@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <472023D4.9010404@infowest.com> <4720437f.0iZxRIZnBMGw++yt%perryh@pluto.rain.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4720437f.0iZxRIZnBMGw++yt%perryh@pluto.rain.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: lorin.lund@gmail.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hidden disk geometry on Compaq Presario V2000 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: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:53:04 -0000 On Thu, Oct 25, 2007 at 12:19:27AM -0700, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote: > Lorin Lund wrote: > > > I have a Compaq Presario Notebook in the V2000 series. > > I just replaced the hard drive because the original was getting > > disk errors. > > > > I have a WD Scorpio 120 GB. When I try to load FreeBSD I get an > > error message when I get to the partition the disk stage. It > > says my disk geometry is wrong. It says I need to use whatever > > numbers my BIOS uses. But my BIOS doesn't show the disk geometry > > numbers anywhere I can see. How can I proceed? How can I find > > out what disk geometry to use? Is this just the usual whining it almost always does in fdisk? If so, try just ignoring it. I always get it putting out an error message that the settings will not work with the geometry but it always does. If it is something else, then this comment doesn't apply - but try just going ahead. ////jerry > > One method, which I think may be mentioned in the Handbook, is to > boot the Windows install CD (that presumably came with the Presario) > and use its fdisk to create a small partition. You don't need to > actually install Windows, just create a partition as if you were > going to install it. Then boot the FreeBSD CD and sysinstall will > figure out the geometry from the Windows master boot record. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"