From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 16 07:39:39 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 13761106566B for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:39:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joe.karthauser@geomerics.com) Received: from mail91.messagelabs.com (mail91.messagelabs.com [194.106.220.35]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 72ACE8FC26 for ; Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:39:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from joe.karthauser@geomerics.com) X-VirusChecked: Checked X-Env-Sender: joe.karthauser@geomerics.com X-Msg-Ref: server-15.tower-91.messagelabs.com!1208329976!29227032!1 X-StarScan-Version: 5.5.12.14.2; banners=-,-,- X-Originating-IP: [217.28.130.38] Received: (qmail 9921 invoked from network); 16 Apr 2008 07:12:56 -0000 Received: from hostedexchange.hostedservice.com (HELO hostedexchange.hostedservice.com) (217.28.130.38) by server-15.tower-91.messagelabs.com with SMTP; 16 Apr 2008 07:12:56 -0000 Received: from THHS2EXBE1X.hostedservice2.net ([192.168.16.22]) by hostedexchange.hostedservice.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:13:24 +0100 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:12:26 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: AHCI and correct drive geometry? Thread-Index: AcifkTlggtYx5mLTSDeTcXH71wKBrA== From: "Josef Karthauser" To: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Apr 2008 07:13:24.0183 (UTC) FILETIME=[5BF3AE70:01C89F91] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: AHCI and correct drive geometry? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:39:39 -0000 Hey folks, =20 So what's the word on AHCI and bios drive geometry? I'm having a real pain of a time trying to get some 750gb sata drives running on my FreeBSD7 box in AHCI mode. It doesn't seem to matter what disk geometry I suggest to sysinstall, something complains of an invalid disk upon booting it. =20 Actually, in AHCI mode the bios screen doesn't report any information on drive geometry, so all bets appear to be off in giving sysinstall the correct figures. =20 What should I do? =20 Thanks, Joe