Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 16:45:03 -0700 From: "jdow" <jdow@earthlink.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Disk Geometry Errors. Message-ID: <0b5301c68055$3f100db0$0225a8c0@Wednesday> References: <9a4a258a0605240749j6901765auf942c5c6cd99671e@mail.gmail.com><44747DD3.9040805@daleco.biz><9a4a258a0605241035v28088f83l845c8c320a44f87@mail.gmail.com><9a4a258a0605250647q4d0cd33kf6bf95f06af795d8@mail.gmail.com> <9a4a258a0605251059w36b7f3c5k8d823c863e82845f@mail.gmail.com>
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Usually you have to set RAID configurations in the SATA card's BIOS.
Once its BIOS thinks you have a RAID configuration you have a chance
of proceeding.
(Note that the AGP drivers for that motherboard MAY have problems. The
W-----s drivers certainly did when we got one here to setup. I finally
tracked down the problem and it's been a wonderful card ever since. We
have an LSILogic SATA card in it. And that had to be setup in the BIOS
to make it happy. The problem was with AMD supplied AGP drivers.)
{^_^}
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lisandro Grullon" <lisandro.grullon@gmail.com>
The current setup I got in the machine is using 2 SATA (200GB each) with the
raid controller that is build into the motherboard (tyan S2885). I wanted to
add additional space and I got a Areca 1120 which could hold another 8 sata
drives. I only have a 5 bay enclosure so I went ahead and I orderd 5 (300GB)
drives. I configure the controller to use Raid 5 with 4 drives and keep 1 as
spare in case of a failure. The problem that is bothering me is that the OS
works great with the RAID 1 configuration. When I boot into FBSD it all goes
ok and I loging and everything , but when I try configuring the RAID 5 disk
set using sysinstall> fdisk I get the disk geometry error right after
selecting the disk set. I am not sure, but is there a way to find out the
disk geometry that the controller bios is assuming is the correct one. If
there is a way to find that information our, I can just use the "G" option
in fdisk and input the correct disk geometry myself. What aproach is the
best one to take in my case. Thank you. Lisandro
On 5/25/06, Lisandro Grullon <lisandro.grullon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Is interesting, this is what reca repply back to me. I think areca should
> add some sort of utility in the controller to find out the disk geometry
> information in the fly and stop blamming FBSD.
>
> Dear Sir,
>
> This is Kevin Wang from Areca Technology, Tech-Support Team.
> regarding your problem, it looks like a FreeBSD bug, here is a discussion
> i
> found in google :
> http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=429394
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
>
> Kevin Wang
>
> Areca Technology Tech-support Division
> Tel : 886-2-87974060 Ext. 223
> Fax : 886-2-87975970
> Http://www.areca.com.tw <http://www.areca.com.tw/>;
> Ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw <ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/>;
>
>
>
> On 5/24/06, Lisandro Grullon <lisandro.grullon@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Kevin and thanks for repplyng, sysinstall does not crach at all, the
> > problem is that the information is not retain by the label. I keep getting
> > that contact "Disk Geometry" error when I try fdisk into the volume/drive.
> > Any ideas what is happening. let me know what other information you may need
> > to assist me further.
> >
> >
> > On 5/24/06, Kevin Kinsey < kdk@daleco.biz> wrote:
> > >
> > > Lisandro Grullon wrote:
> > > > Good Morning,
> > > >
> > > > Last night I was trying installing a new Areca controller 1120 8
> > > ports
> > > > using a 5 bay (300GB seagate) drives Raid 5. The main OS is install
> > > using the
> > > > SATA controller in RAID 1 configuration of the mother board, the
> > > addition of
> > > > last night was a separate controller I install.The install when good
> > > and I
> > > > installed my modules in the kernel, now my problem is when I try to
> > > > partition the volume using fdisk/label with system install it is
> > > giving me
> > > > nasty disk geometry incorrect error, can anyone tell me what is this
> > > all
> > > > about? Thank you.
> > >
> > > We'd probably need some more information. Does sysinstall crash?
> > > Does the fdisk information get written to disk anyway? The label?
> > >
> > > KDK
> > >
> > > --
> > > Zero Mostel: That's it baby! When you got it, flaunt it! Flaunt it!
> > > -- Mel Brooks, The Producers
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Lisandro Grullon
> > New York City College of Technology
> > Division of Continuing Education
> > Director of Network Operations
> > Lisandro Office: 1718-552-1178
> > Lisandro E-mail: lgrullon@citytech.cuny.edu
> > "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at
> > once.". <Albert Einstein>
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Lisandro Grullon
> New York City College of Technology
> Division of Continuing Education
> Director of Network Operations
> Lisandro Office: 1718-552-1178
> Lisandro E-mail: lgrullon@citytech.cuny.edu
> "The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.".
> <Albert Einstein>
>
--
Lisandro Grullon
New York City College of Technology
Division of Continuing Education
Director of Network Operations
Lisandro Office: 1718-552-1178
Lisandro E-mail: lgrullon@citytech.cuny.edu
"The only reason for time is so that everything doesn't happen at once.".
<Albert Einstein>
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