Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:53:23 GMT From: Bryan Topscher <btopscher@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: kern/71813: I get a geometry error on my wd 200gb hd Message-ID: <200409171253.i8HCrNvE032827@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200409171300.i8HD0iJm089739@freefall.freebsd.org>
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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:
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