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Subject: kern/71813: I get a geometry error on my wd 200gb hd
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>Number:         71813
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       I get a geometry error on my wd 200gb hd
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Sep 17 13:00:44 GMT 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Bryan Topscher
>Release:        5.2.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
machine will not boot so do not have uname -a 
>Description:
When I go to install the OS on my Western digital 200gb HD I get a geometry error and the suggested geometry is different than the BIOS says.  When I try to enter the size that the BIOS says the software says that the there are too many cylinders.  And it suggests a smaller number of cylinders and a larger number of sectors.
>How-To-Repeat:
Run fdisk on a new HD > 200gb.   
>Fix:
Only way that I know to fix it is to go to 4.9.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: