Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 09:27:45 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: akruijff@dds.nl Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2 Floppy install Message-ID: <20040202092710.B75181@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <1075542602.401b7a4ad72bd@webmail.dds.nl> References: <1075542602.401b7a4ad72bd@webmail.dds.nl>
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On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 akruijff@dds.nl wrote: > I've just tried to install FreeBSD 5.2 on my new computer and run in to > a problem with my WD 250G disk. > > During reinstall it complains that its wrongly configured at C/H/S > 48521/16/63 and changes it to 30401/255/63. The install then goes as it > should but after the install it give me the error: "Invalid Partion > Table" and then continues to try to the bootloader. > > The BIOS gives three possibilities but all different: > CHS 65535/16/255 (I think this is the default at auto) > LBA 16643/255/63 > Large 4095/240/255 > > My question now is to what I should do? Try upgrading your BIOS. It sounds like it has problems with 250GB disks. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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