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Date:      Sun, 21 Dec 2003 08:23:11 -0600 (CST)
From:      Tommy Forrest <tforrest@shellworld.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Confused about disk gemoetry
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.58.0312210822420.29162@server2.shellworld.net>

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So I got a replacment 200GB HD sent to me.  Put it into the system and
fire up the FDISK util in /stand/sysinstall.  It warns me that I should
verify the drive information.  It presents me with 24321/255/63 and
warns that it should match what the firmware sees.  Well, when FreeBSD
4.8 fires up, it reports the drive as 387621/16/63.  When I attempt to
use those numbers it tells me they are wrong and won't let me do it.

What gives?

Who's right?



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