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From: "Keith Kelly" <c0d3h4x0r@hotmail.com>
To: "Chris Pressey" <cpressey@catseye.mine.nu>
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Subject: Re: FDisk won't detect or accept correct disk geometry from BIOS
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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
>