Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 16:47:35 +0100 From: Rainer Appel <Rainer.Appel@mchp.siemens.de> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: multi-OS confusion - How to reinstall FreeBSD? Message-ID: <36B08697.BED7C418@mchp.siemens.de> References: <36AC422F.8BCEDBAF@mchp.siemens.de>
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Rainer Appel wrote: > Hi, > > once i had FreeBSD 2.2.7 and Wind*ws NT Server 4.0 on my PC. It > was possible to boot both Operating Systems with Boot Easy. Then > someone installed Linux on this PC. Now it was possible to boot > FreeBSD and Linux using LILO but the Wind*ws NT partition was > broken. > > After installing Wind*ws NT again it's now impossible to boot > FreeBSD, but i can boot Linux using a Floppy Bootdisk. I tried > to boot into BSD with a Floppy but when i type "0:sd(0,s2)?" or > something similar at the boot prompt, i always get > "Error: C:1498 > 1023 (BIOS limit)" even if i toggle the > "Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drivers > 1GByte" Option. > > I also tried to install Boot Easy again, but i can't get past > the boot manager's `F?' prompt. > > My Partiton Table for my 4GB Harddisk looks like this: > > DISK Geometry 1023cyls/255heads/63sectors > [...] Now I have changed the Disk Geomoetry to 530cyls/255heads/63sectors with the partitioning tool of sysinstall. FreeBSD boots but Wind*ws NT is broken. I guess Wind*ws would work again if i could set back the Geometry to 1023cyls/255heads/63sectors. But i can't do this with sysinstall. Very strange... Is there another tool to change the logical disk geometry??? greetings, Rainer. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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