From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 12 04:32:27 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5267E16A4CE for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 04:32:27 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sccrmhc11.comcast.net (sccrmhc11.comcast.net [204.127.202.55]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B2A4443D5A for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 04:32:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@ascendency.net) Received: from fat_man.ascendency.net ([67.175.78.52]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc11) with ESMTP id <20050312043225011005l4q2e>; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 04:32:26 +0000 Received: from Mike8500 (c-67-173-128-145.client.comcast.net [67.173.128.145]) (authenticated) by fat_man.ascendency.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j2C4ZDr89213; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:35:14 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from mike@ascendency.net) Message-Id: <200503120435.j2C4ZDr89213@fat_man.ascendency.net> From: "Mike Loiterman" To: "'Kevin Kinsey'" Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:32:19 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 In-Reply-To: <42326F4D.70008@daleco.biz> Thread-Index: AcUmu/yvkFbDoNozQDa4TWjuXhpQggAAEQRg X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Incorrect geometry X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: mike@ascendency.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 04:32:27 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Kevin Kinsey wrote: > Mike Loiterman wrote: > >> >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> Hash: SHA1 >> >> When I do a new install of FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE I get an error saying >> the drive geometry is incorrect. In the next screen, I put in the >> correct geometry, as reported by the BIOS, but after I hit q, I get >> the same error. >> >> The drive is a brand new 160 SATA Segate. The geometry FreeBSD >> suggests yield 152 Gigs, slices correctly and functions perfectly. >> I'm plannning on reformating anyway as this is only a test run, but >> do I need to be conserned about the error? >> >> > > Isn't the rest of the error message "using a more likely geometry?" > > IANAE, but I believe FBSD is simply stating that it doesn't find > the BIOS's numbers to be what it wants, so it's going to use > its own. This would explain the effect you see in the second > sentence above. > > As "yield", "slice", and "function" seems OK, I think "go for it!" > is perfectly good advice in this instance. I've seen the error > several times, too, and so far so good. > > I am willing to be corrected by my betters, though, of course. > > Kevin Kinsey It does say, "using a more likely geometry". The numbers are vastly different then what the BIOS says, but as I said, the capacity seems correct and it functions normally. I just don't want to have any trouble down the road... - ------------------------------ Mike Loiterman grantADLER Tel: 630-302-4944 Fax: 773-442-0992 Email: mike@ascendency.net PGP Key: 0xD1B9D18E -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP 8.1 iQA/AwUBQjJw02jZbUnRudGOEQIFgACghb4rW7h8yi7Gy51D427MDeIlfMQAn1b5 v4YVKUhIT9gwS6SZBMDDwYK0 =KtaI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----