From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 6 06:35:43 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0519106566C for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 06:35:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from CPSMTPM-EML106.kpnxchange.com (Cpsmtpm-eml106.kpnxchange.com [195.121.3.10]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4116E8FC14 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 06:35:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ip51cc8423.speed.planet.nl ([81.204.132.35]) by CPSMTPM-EML106.kpnxchange.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.0.6001.18000); Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:35:40 +0100 Received: from Alex1.lan (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ip51cc8423.speed.planet.nl (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id nB66ZeOw007080 for ; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:35:40 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex1.lan (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id nB66Zelx007079 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:35:40 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) X-Authentication-Warning: Alex1.lan: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 07:35:40 +0100 From: Alex de Kruijff To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20091206063540.GA1562@Alex1.lan> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-OriginalArrivalTime: 06 Dec 2009 06:35:40.0871 (UTC) FILETIME=[5459ED70:01CA763E] Subject: [8.0] GEOM: ad0: geometry does not match label (225h, 63s != 16h63s) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Dec 2009 06:35:43 -0000 Hi, Way back it was very hard to install FreeBSD on this computer, do to sysinstall tendency to keep changing the hard disk settings. Since then I've bin very reluctant to reinstall FreeBSD. Upgrading FreeBSD was easy, until now. The FreeBSD 8.0 kernel says and refuces to boot. GEOM: ad0: geometry does not match label (225h,63s != 16h63s) Sysinstall (with 7.2) says: A geometry of 484521/16/63 for ad0 is incorrect. Using a more likely geometry. The next screen says: DISK Geometry: 30401 cyls/255 heads/63 sectors = 488392065 sectors (238472MB) > fdisk ******* Working on device /dev/ad0 ******* parameters extracted from in-core disklabel are: cylinders=484521 heads=16 sectors/track=63 (1008 blks/cyl) Figures below won't work with BIOS for partitions not in cyl 1 parameters to be used for BIOS calculations are: cylinders=484521 heads=16 sectors/track=63 (1008 blks/cyl) -- Alex Please copy the original recipients, otherwise I may not read your reply.