From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 25 22:46:24 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8366316A417 for ; Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:46:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david.larkin@whitburncc.org.uk) Received: from mk-outboundfilter-4.mail.uk.tiscali.com (mk-outboundfilter-4.mail.uk.tiscali.com [212.74.114.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1C85C13C457 for ; Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:46:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david.larkin@whitburncc.org.uk) X-Trace: 17939735/mk-outboundfilter-2.mail.uk.tiscali.com/F2S/$NILDRAM-ACCEPTED/nildram-customers/213.208.117.42 X-SBRS: None X-RemoteIP: 213.208.117.42 X-IP-MAIL-FROM: david.larkin@whitburncc.org.uk X-IP-BHB: Once X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: Ao8CAA31mUfV0HUq/2dsb2JhbACuTAQ X-IP-Direction: IN Received: from secure.djl.co.uk (HELO sparrow) ([213.208.117.42]) by smtp.f2s.tiscali.co.uk with SMTP; 25 Jan 2008 22:46:22 +0000 Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 23:26:20 +0000 From: David Larkin To: David Larkin Message-ID: <20080125232620.4098b5a9@sparrow> In-Reply-To: <20080125224807.233a2a14@sparrow> References: <20080125224807.233a2a14@sparrow> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12b (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip] 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: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:46:24 -0000 On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:48:07 +0000 David Larkin 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 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"