Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 22:30:50 -0800 From: Nick Tonkin <publicn@rlnt.net> To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org, freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: FreeBSD will not boot (after installing!) on HP NetServer SCSI disk Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20010124222817.00a66ec0@rlnt.net>
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Hello, Can anyone verify Niekie's kind response to my enquiry as to FreeBSD not booting on an HP NetServer E 50? >I had a similar problem, till I replaced the 4.3Gb SCSI disk with a normal >seagate >disk. The drive geometry seems to be the problem. > >HP Drive: > >bytes/sector: 512 >sectors/track: 2 >tracks/cylinder: 91 >sectors/cylinder: 182 >cylinders: 45771 >sectors/unit: 8330502 > >Seagate Drive: >bytes/sector: 512 >sectors/track: 32 >tracks/cylinder: 64 >sectors/cylinder: 2048 >cylinders: 499 >sectors/unit: 1023968 > >I treid for days to get it working on the HP drive...no luck. The HP >works fine, >as long as you don't try to put your root/boot filesystems on it. > >Niekie Myburgh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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