From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 9 11:45:54 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id LAA27575 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:45:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from nexos.com.br (ns.nexos.com.br [200.239.191.67]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id LAA27493 for ; Tue, 9 Dec 1997 11:44:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gorgonio@nexos.com.br) Received: from maquina (maquina.nexos.com.br [192.168.0.3]) by nexos.com.br (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id RAA04331 for ; Tue, 9 Dec 1997 17:42:41 -0200 (EDT) Message-ID: <348D9F2E.3BF12EE3@nexos.com.br> Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 17:42:38 -0200 From: "Gorgonio Araújo" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.01 [en] (WinNT; I) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: FREEBSD-INSTALL@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: 1023 BIOS limit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk My HD is a 6696/15/63 (cyl/hd/sec) Maxtor 83240D4 ATA driver. The "/" was labeled as offset 0 and size 65536 sectors (so it's bellow cylinder 70!). During the boot, before load the kernel, the system is complaining "Error: C:2079 > 1023 (BIOS limit)". I guess that some boot sector was moved to a cylinder over 1023 by bad144. Is it possible? If so what do you suggest to skip this condition. Is there any other way then to create a slice just to keep partition /? If no, the install procedure should suggest us to allows create the first slice under 1023 cyl limits, not just the first partition! Doesn't it? Thanks, -- Gorgonio Araújo Nexos - http://www.nexos.com.br tel/fax: +55 71 240-7232 --