From owner-freebsd-bugs Wed Jan 12 2:40: 4 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C4CCF14D35 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 02:40:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.9.3/8.9.2) id CAA11686; Wed, 12 Jan 2000 02:40:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 02:40:02 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200001121040.CAA11686@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Cc: From: Bruce Evans Subject: Re: misc/16068: FreeBSD 3.3 with IDE > 32GB causes Panic: ufs_dirbad: bad dir during installation Reply-To: Bruce Evans Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR misc/16068; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bruce Evans To: jbebeau@1nettw.com Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: misc/16068: FreeBSD 3.3 with IDE > 32GB causes Panic: ufs_dirbad: bad dir during installation Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2000 21:37:38 +1100 (EST) On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 jbebeau@1nettw.com wrote: > >Synopsis: FreeBSD 3.3 with IDE > 32GB causes Panic: ufs_dirbad: bad dir during installation > I'm upgrading to a bigger dist and chose to install 3.3 again from CD. During the install process, just after the newfs system panics: > Panic: usf_dirbad: bad dir followed by syncing disks...65 65 9 1 1.. done. > I'm replacing a Matox 8GM with a Matrox 36GM model 93652U8. At boot time, FreeBSD reports wd0 34837MB (71346240 sectors) 70780 cyl, 16 heads, 63 S/T 512 T/S and the doc indicates I should use the BIOS values. I've tried several combinations, all yeild result. The limit for the wd driver in CHS mode is 65536 cylinders. Don't use cylinders above # 65535, or you will get corrupted data on the corresponding cylinders mod 65536, and errors like the above. LBA mode has been reported to work, but is doesn't support kernel dumps. Don't use kernel dumps with LBA mode, or you will get corrupted data. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message