From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Apr 26 20:35:54 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from bilver.wjv.com (spdsl-033.wanlogistics.net [63.209.115.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0994437B404 for ; Fri, 26 Apr 2002 20:35:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g3R3Zml04412; Fri, 26 Apr 2002 23:35:48 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bv) Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 23:35:48 -0400 From: Bill Vermillion To: Tyler Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with large hard drive Message-ID: <20020427033548.GB4251@wjv.com> References: <20020426232937.N4779-100000@cagelink.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020426232937.N4779-100000@cagelink.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.25i Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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