From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 24 18:37:26 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0246C1065673 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:37:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsd@todoo.biz) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [87.98.206.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B6BB58FC21 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:37:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by newmail.rmm.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A84B29089 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:37:24 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new 2.6.4 (20090625) at rmm.fr Received: from newmail.rmm.fr ([127.0.0.1]) by newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id cQf-9qxqfDVM for ; Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:37:24 +0200 (CEST) Received: from newmail.rmm.fr (newmail.rmm.fr [87.98.206.99]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: hidden) by newmail.rmm.fr (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 2B51429088 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:37:24 +0200 (CEST) From: bsd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 20:37:24 +0200 Message-Id: <987C501A-EFE8-4800-9B3D-F0C79EFB08DE@todoo.biz> To: Liste FreeBSD Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v1081) X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1081) Subject: Problem with system install with Toshiba MK2565GSX SATA disk X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 18:37:26 -0000 Hello,=20 I am trying to install a toshiba HD on an appliance, the Toshiba is a = MK2565GSX of 250GB described = here:http://www3.toshiba.co.jp/storage/english/spec/hdd25/65.htm#spec02 The system I am trying to install is pfSense (FBSD 7.2).=20 I am not a 100% sure about the disk geometry=85 as It is not quite = clear.=20 What is sure is that disk has 488 397 168 sectors=85=20 Normally It should have 484 521 cylinder 16 heads and 63 sectors, but I = am not certain this setting is ok=85=20 If I have a look at the BIOS setting after install, It tells me that = disk has 65535 cylinder, 16 head, 255 sector which is not quite the same = as the above=85=20 If I use a "simple install" I generally end up with an error on my HD = after boot, once he tries to mount the disk=85=20 Kernel is loaded ok, up until he reaches the disk da0 then there is an = error:=20 ad1: FAILURE - READ_DMA48 status=3D51 = error=3D10 LBA=3D18446744073709551553 SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched! Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad1s1a Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad1s1a=20 Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad1s1a Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad1s1a Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad1s1a Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad1s1a [=85] Then I do not have access to the device using manual system mounting=85=20= What would be your advise? =20 Any idea what is precisely going wrong?=20 Thank you very much.=20 G.B. =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF Gregober ---> PGP ID --> 0x1BA3C2FD bsd @at@ todoo.biz =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF= =AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF=AF