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Date:      Sat, 20 Dec 2003 19:14:30 -0500
From:      "Tommy Forrest - KE4PYM" <tforrest@shellworld.net>
To:        "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Confused about disk gemoetry
Message-ID:  <200312210014.hBL0ENRJ001744@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?


Tommy Forrest - KE4PYM -  tforrest@shellworld.net
My two cents:
If bugs bother you then close your Windows.

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