Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 23:35:48 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion <bv@wjv.com> To: Tyler <tjr@cagelink.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with large hard drive Message-ID: <20020427033548.GB4251@wjv.com> In-Reply-To: <20020426232937.N4779-100000@cagelink.com> References: <20020426232937.N4779-100000@cagelink.com>
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When asked his whereabouts on Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 23:32 , Tyler took the fifth, drank it, and then slurred: > Im installing FreeBSD on a server going into an ISP but im > running into problems with drive geometry. The first time I > tryed it said it was incorrect, set it to 9732/255/63 and > installed. Didn't work. Then I tryed 16383/16/63, thats what > Maxtor's Documents said. Didn't work. Then I went into the BIOS > and set the HDD to manual and played around with the C/H/S > and matching those with how I installed FreeBSD. Didn't work. > I need to get this server up ASAP but im running into these > problems. Any help will be greatly appreciated. You neglected to say anything about motherboards, processors, and in particular the BIOS on the Mboard. I had one 1RU unit that I upgraded and in the end I had to put on the jumper that Maxtor indicates in the printed docs that come with the HD so that I only got 30MB from a 40MB HD. I would need to upgrade the BIOS on the mboard to handle more. I tried all variants known to man and many variants that other sentient species may have tried, and all to no avail. Bill -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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