Date: Sun, 12 Jul 1998 11:25:49 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Gary D. Margiotta" <gary@tbe.net> Cc: freebsd-smp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Micronics W6-Li Message-ID: <199807121825.LAA21878@antipodes.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 12 Jul 1998 13:39:58 EDT." <Pine.BSF.3.96.980712133614.26689B-100000@electric.tbe.net>
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> When I boot up the machine after running the install (which completes > fine, btw. 3.0-520-SNAP), I get a 'read error' message, and it won't > boot. If I boot off the install floppy and specify the hard drive, it > will boot fine. The drive is a 4.3 Gb Seagate Barracuda, narrow. I have > also tried plugging in my older 4.3 Gb Seagate Hawk, but same message. > > I recall someone saying something about these boards having trouble > recognizing a partition over 1 Gb, but not really sure... If you're using an Adaptec 2940, try flipping the "BIOS translation for > 1GB" option. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-smp" in the body of the message
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