Date: Fri, 31 May 1996 19:25:17 GMT From: mgessner@winc.com (Matthew Gessner) To: hardware@freebsd.org Subject: problem with 810MB drive Message-ID: <31af4731.18750413@home.winc.com>
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Hi all,
I have an 810MB hd (config. 1647/16/63) that I need to use on my FreeBSD
machine.
The BIOS accepts these parameters, even though it doesn't ask
about LBA.
When I start the installation, I can configure everything OK,
but when I reboot, the BIOS says No Boot Sector. I've made sure that
when I created the partitions, I set up the BootMgr to load.
What am I doing wrong? I've installed on smaller disks with
just the defaults with no problems. I've even tried to make multiple
partitions, but the '>' flag shows up on the last one.
How can I make this work? Will I need a boot floppy?
I'm really pulling my hair out with this. I don't want to have
to pull another, smaller 500MB drive out of another machine. I need
this one.
Also, I tried to format the disk under DOS, but it won't even
let me make partitions on the disk.
When I am in the middle of the installation, the file system
looks OK, and I can do lots of things with it (this is the Alt-F3 screen
while sysinstall is running).
Thanks in advance,
Matt Gessner
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Matthew A. Gessner <mgessner@aristar.com>
Computer Scientist, Aristar, Inc.
Software Systems for Handheld Computers
Akron, Ohio, USA
(330) 668-2267 (Voice) (330) 668-2961 (Fax)
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