Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 00:34:09 -800 From: walton@nordicdms.com (Dave Walton) To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: fdisk slice oddities Message-ID: <19980530073409264.AAA277@mail.nordicdms.com> In-Reply-To: <199805140024440448.02FAF632@mailgate.execpc.com>
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I was just setting up a new 2.2.6R system, and saw something odd
in fdisk that I haven't noticed before. I'm hoping one of
you can explain this to me. ("fdisk" refers to the interactive
version in sysinstall, not the other one that I don't know how to
use.)
When I go into fdisk, it reports the disk geometry as detected during
boot: 4960/16/63
If I tell it to use the whole disk, it keeps that geometry and makes
the necessary slices. But if I tell it to use the whole disk in
dangerously dedicated mode, it changes the geometry to 311/255/63.
Is there some particular reason why dangerously dedicated mode
changes the drive geometry?
Thanks,
Dave
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