Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 10:51:22 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Engelhardq <engel@cbn.net.id> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: seagate ST32272N disk geometry Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980116104957.1349L-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <34BD3ED7.D407E859@cbn.net.id>
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On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Engelhardq wrote: > I am trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.5 to 2.1 GB SEagate ST32272N. > After finish the installation, the Boot Manager can not boot > the operating system. It displays "F1 BSD" but the kernel don't > boot when I enter F1. it just repeats the same messages > boot...bla..bla..bla > this problem is describing exactly on online hardware FAQ, that the > fdisk doesn't partition the hard disk rightly because it fails > to configure the disk geometry. > so, the question is what is the disk geometry for seagate ST32272N > baracuda?? That's not the info you need. You should: 1. Blow away the FreeBSD slice. 2. Put a small primary DOS partition on the disk (DOS doesn't need to be on there). 3. Install FreeBSD, destroying the DOS partition in the process. BootEasy should now work. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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