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Date:      Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:18:44 -0800 (PST)
From:      Gordon Tetlow <gordont@bluemtn.net>
To:        Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
Cc:        <nathan@vidican.com>, <questions@freebsd.org>, <hackers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD + Mylex DAC960 (RAID 1) + DEC Prioris HX 6000 Server will not recognize boot record for some reason 
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.31.0101051317350.1540-100000@sdmail0.sd.bmarts.com>
In-Reply-To: <200101050719.f057Jlt03498@mass.osd.bsdi.com>

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On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, Mike Smith wrote:

> This is a FAQ; you have a geometry mismatch.
>
> Make sure the BIOS on the card is set for 2GB mode, make sure sysinstall
> detects a */128/32 geometry.  8GB mode doesn't work (my fault, will be
> fixed once I get my lab set up and some free time).

Hmm, I just installed it using 8GB mode (4.2-RELEASE) and it booted no
problem. I then tried 4.0-RELEASE and it worked. In my previous experience
it hadn't. I'm going to revisit the boxes that don't boot and play with
them a bit.

-gordon



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