Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 20:07:59 +0100 From: akruijff@dds.nl To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>, Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?b?U234cmdyYXY=?= <des@des.no> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2 Floppy install Message-ID: <1075748879.401ea00f6886e@webmail.dds.nl> In-Reply-To: <20040202092710.B75181@carver.gumbysoft.com> References: <1075542602.401b7a4ad72bd@webmail.dds.nl> <20040202092710.B75181@carver.gumbysoft.com>
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Citeren Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>: > 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. Tanks for you info. I found the problem by just tring a couple of numbers i have seen. The change of sysinstall was wrong and by changing it back to 48521/16/63 i was able to access the full disk space. I don't have a clue to the number in the BIOS, but that doesn't matter now. Tanks for your answers, Alex
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