Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:26:20 +0000 From: David Larkin <david.larkin@whitburncc.org.uk> To: David Larkin <david.larkin@whitburncc.org.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip] Message-ID: <20080125232620.4098b5a9@sparrow> In-Reply-To: <20080125224807.233a2a14@sparrow> References: <20080125224807.233a2a14@sparrow>
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On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:48:07 +0000
David Larkin <david.larkin@whitburncc.org.uk> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC.
>
> I have bought a new Maxtor DiamondMax 80Gig disk, to replace the old one. I will have only one disk in the PC.
>
> I am looking to build using boot floppies and FTP.
>
> There is no CD drive on the PC.
>
> When I turn the PC on the BIOS hangs with the message
> Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]
>
> However, by holding down F4, I was able to boot using the floppies
> boot.flp , kern1.flp , kern2.flp & kern3.flp
>
> This detected disk and I selected standard configuration, and the FTP installation all went to plan.
>
> I got message saying installation was successful and I added users and set root password.
>
> However, when I reboot (without floppies) I still get the message
> Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]
>
> and when I go into BIOS , it still doesn't detect the IDE disk.
>
> How do I format disk so BIOS recognises it ?
>
> I read something about using DOS fdisk , but I haven't got DOS floppies.
>
> Can I format disk using boot or fixit floppies ?
>
> Thanks
Some further info ...
>From sysinstall, I did Configure --> Fdisk
It shows
Disk name : ad0
|Disk Geom: 9729 cyls/255 heads/63 sectors = 156296385 sectors(76316MB)
Offset Size END Name Ptype Desc Subtype Flags
0 63 62 - 12 unused 0
63 156296322 156296384 ad0s1 8 freebsd 165
156296385 5103 156301487 - 12 unused 0
hope this helps
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