Date: Thu, 04 Jan 1996 00:20:57 -0800 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@freefall.freebsd.org> To: Ryoo <khr@halla.dacom.co.kr> Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: help needed for install Seagate HDD ST15230N Message-ID: <199601040820.AAA22353@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 04 Jan 1996 16:49:31 %2B0700." <199601040749.QAA23130@halla.dacom.co.kr>
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>I've trying to install FreeBSD 2.0.5 from CD-ROM. >But, I cannot suceed any way. > >I have followings. > 1. SCSI controller: Adaptec AHA-2940 (PCI bus) > 2. HDD: Seagate ST15230N (SCSI, 4.3 GBytes) X 2 drives > >1. Geometry is not correct. > BIOS value is 4012/19/110. But phisycal geometry is 6301/19/70, I think. > What is correct vale ? If you have extended translation turned on: #MB reported by probe/7 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track If you have extended translation disabled: #MB reported by probe cylinders, 64 heads, 32 sectors per track > >2. "Writing partion information ..." procedure is too LONG, > about 10-20 minutes. Is it normal ? Flip over to the debugging screen by hitting Alt-F2 and see what its doing. BTW, the 2940 driver in 2.0.5 is very green. 2.1 did it better, but there has even been extensive work on that driver since 2.1 has been released. > >Thanks advance. -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================
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