Date: Fri, 06 Feb 2004 09:29:14 +0000 From: Jev <jev@ecad.org> To: akruijff@dds.nl Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fresh install of 5.2-r doesn't book on 80gig disk Message-ID: <40235E6A.70205@ecad.org> In-Reply-To: <1076023446.4022d096c1eaf@webmail.dds.nl> References: <40223AA9.90906@ecad.org> <200402052255.37539.ianjhart@ntlworld.com> <1076023446.4022d096c1eaf@webmail.dds.nl>
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akruijff@dds.nl wrote: > Citeren ian j hart <ianjhart@ntlworld.com>: > [snip] > > I have had the same with my 250 GB WD. What happens is that > sysinstall thinks the value it gets for the boot process is wrong. This > isn't true! You need to change it back to its orginal function. You can > use the scoll-lock key to get the value from the screen if you need. > Do you mean by pressing the 'G' key and specifying my own value? When I do this I get the "Message" WARNING: A geometry of 155061/16/63 for ad0 is incorrect. Using a more likely geometry. .....etc..... So it dosn't allow me to set my own Geometry. I also tried setting the disk to LBA mode in bios as Ian suggested, but I had no success. Thanks for your help -Jev
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