From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 13 21:21:56 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 BB9A916A407 for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:21:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 140B113C483 for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:21:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l2DLLBEw003385; Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:21:12 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070313162006.0269b670@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 16:21:05 -0500 To: "Aitor San Juan" , From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <1C03BB1950F15F48B9E9654E0EFA42CA049EE7@bb04.bolsabilbao.lo cal> References: <45F57936.3030601@usm.cl> <1C03BB1950F15F48B9E9654E0EFA42CA049EE7@bb04.bolsabilbao.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Installing a second hard disk 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: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 21:21:56 -0000 Check your BIOS and possibly update the BIOS. Also low-level format the=20 disk to ensure there is nothing on the disk causing any issues. -Derek At 12:05 PM 3/13/2007, Aitor San Juan wrote: >Hi List, > >I am trying to install a secondary hard disk in a Intel-based PC >with FreeBSD 5.4 > >This secondary disk's capacity is 250 Gb. When I enter sysintall >to try to format it and create a slice, FreeBSD says that the >geometry of disk is not correct. I, then, type in the values detected >by the BIOS as suggested, but FreeBSD still complains that those >are not valid. FreeBSD sees the new disk as a disk of approx. 131 GB. > >So my question is: where is the problem? Is it that FreeBSD is not >able to recognise such a big disk capacity? > >Any hint, suggestion, or web link would be highly appreciated. > >Thanks in advance >Aitor. > > >************ LEGEZKO OHARRA / AVISO LEGAL / LEGAL ADVICE ************* >Mezu honek isilpeko informazioa gorde dezake, edo jabea duena, edota legez= =20 >babestuta dagoena. Zuri zuzendua ez bada, bidali duenari esan eta ezabatu,= =20 >inori berbidali edo gorde gabe, legeak debekatzen duelako mezuak=20 >erabiltzea baimenik gabe. >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Este mensaje puede contener informaci=F3n confidencial, en propiedad o=20 >legalmente protegida. Si usted no es el destinatario, le rogamos lo=20 >comunique al remitente y proceda a borrarlo, sin reenviarlo ni=20 >conservarlo, ya que su uso no autorizado est=E1 prohibido legalmente. >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >This message may contain confidential, proprietary or legally privileged= =20 >information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please= =20 >notify it to the sender and delete without resending or backing it, as it= =20 >is legally prohibited. >************************************************************************** >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.or= g" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. --=20 This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.