Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 22:40:01 -0800 (PST) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: i386/10319: FreeBSD with EZDrive Message-ID: <199903010640.WAA72608@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR i386/10319; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: vangt1998@hotmail.com Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: i386/10319: FreeBSD with EZDrive Date: Mon, 1 Mar 1999 08:38:15 +0200 (SAT) vangt1998@hotmail.com wrote: > >Number: 10319 > >Category: i386 > >Synopsis: FreeBSD with EZDrive > >Description: > My system's BIOS only recognize up to 2.1 MB of my 2.5 harddrive. In order to recognize beyond 2.1, I have to use EZ Drive from Western Digital. FreeBSD has problem recognizing my partitions correctly. As a matter of fact, it is not able to boot. Anyone could help will be greatly appreciated. (I assume you don't mean MB but GB.) Most systems other than DOS/Windows do not support software approaches to CHS translation. The best advice is to remove EZ Drive and repartition the drive. FreeBSD needs BIOS support only for booting, so only the / filesystem (typically around 32MB) needs to reside below cylinder 1024; the other FreeBSD filesystems can be on the part of the disk not addressable though the BIOS. -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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