Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:59:53 -0800 From: "Keith Kelly" <c0d3h4x0r@hotmail.com> To: "Chris Pressey" <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FDisk won't detect or accept correct disk geometry from BIOS Message-ID: <Sea1-DAV37guPKaHvbQ000304ba@hotmail.com> References: <200401222044.i0MKi5a27869@clunix.cl.msu.edu><Sea1-DAV33jrntuajNS0002a5c9@hotmail.com> <20040122143830.7c5b866d.cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>
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Yes, I tried it both ways (installing BootMgr, and installing a standard MBR). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Pressey" <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu> To: "Keith Kelly" <c0d3h4x0r@hotmail.com> Cc: <freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 2:38 PM Subject: Re: FDisk won't detect or accept correct disk geometry from BIOS > On Thu, 22 Jan 2004 14:24:19 -0800 > "Keith Kelly" <c0d3h4x0r@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks for your thoughtful and helpful reply. I should have given > > more technical details. > > > > I already tried (with both 4.9 and 5.1) letting the FreeBSD install > > proceed with fdisk's geometry value assumptions, and what I always > > get is a non-bootable hard drive that gives the "Missing operating > > system" error at boot. > > Hi Keith, > > Just to be sure - did you elect to install BootMgr (or a regular boot > record) on the drive when sysinstall asks? > > -Chris >
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