Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:17:53 +0100 From: "Rob" <rob@robhulme.com> To: "Scott G. Akmentins-Taylor" <staylor@mrynet.com> Cc: <freebsd-stable@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Install fail on Dell PowerEdge 1550 Message-ID: <LPBBLIHFHEKDFLJEBFJGOEOEDKAA.rob@robhulme.com> In-Reply-To: <200107051248.f65CmO306539@mrynet.com>
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> > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.3 from an ISO image I got from
> > ftp.uk.freebsd.org on a Dell PowerEdge 1550 server.
> >
> > I can't seem to get it to work... I've tried several different
> options in
> > the installation process, and everything installs 'ok', but then when it
> > reboots it doesnt work.
> >
> > If I did an install using a standard MBR rather than the
> bootmanager I just
> > get the message 'Missing Operating System', and it won't do
> anything... if I
> > install using the boot manager I get this:
> >
> > F1 FreeBSD
> > Default: F1 _ (the cursor)
> >
> > The cursor flashes, but if I press enter or F1 or anything like
> that it just
> > beeps at me...
>
> I had this identical problem on a PowerEdge 5166.
>
> I am booting my PowerEdge from a disk on the on-board Adaptec controller.
> It was necessary for me to disable ">1gb disk" support in the Adaptec
> BIOS. After I disabled that, the machine booted right up.
Hmmm... I've done that now - its disabled, but it still doesn't work... I've
tried reinstalling it with the address translation disabled as well, and it
still doesn't work.
I think my drive geometry must be wrong because I'm sure the disk is 9GB,
but during install it says that it is:
1822 cyls/244 heads/40 sectors = 17782720 sectors (8682MB)
The drive is a Seagate Cheetah XL (st39204lc)... the specs are as follows...
UNFORMATTED CAPACITY (GB) ________________
FORMATTED CAPACITY (GB) __________________9.175
AVERAGE SECTORS PER TRACK ________________415 rounded down
ACTUATOR TYPE ____________________________ROTARY VOICE COIL
TRACKS ___________________________________86,304
CYLINDERS ________________________________14,384 user
HEADS ______PHYSICAL______________________3
DISCS (3.5 in) ___________________________2
MEDIA TYPE _______________________________THIN FILM/GMR
RECORDING METHOD _________________________PRML 16/17 EPR4
INTERNAL TRANSFER RATE (mbits/sec)________285 to 424
INTERNAL FORMATTED TRANSFER RATE (MB/sec)_26 to 40
EXTERNAL TRANSFER RATE (mbyte/sec) _______40 Sync
Low Voltage Differential(LVD) _______80/160 Sync
SPINDLE SPEED (RPM) ______________________10,033
AVERAGE LATENCY (mSEC) ___________________2.99
BUFFER (/optional) _______________________4MB/16MB
Read Look-Ahead, Adaptive,
Multi-Segmented Cache
INTERFACE ________________________________Ultra SCSI Wide
Low Voltage Differential __________Ultra3-SCSI Wide
ASA II, SCAM level 2 (1 default)
BYTES PER TRACK __________________________203,008 avg
SECTORS PER DRIVE ________________________17,921,834
TPI (TRACKS PER INCH) ____________________18,145
BPI (PEAK KBITS PER INCH) ________________339
AVERAGE ACCESS (ms read/write)____________5.2/5.8
Drive level without controller overhead
SINGLE TRACK SEEK (ms read/write) ________0.6/0.9
MAX FULL SEEK (ms read/write) ____________10.0/11.0
MTBF (power-on hours) ____________________1,200,000
SHOCK (G's, 11/2/.5 ms):
operating (Read/Write) __________15
abnormal ________________________15
nonoperating ____________________150/250/
ACOUSTICS (Bels typical) ________Idle ____3.8
Max ____
POWER DISSIPATION (watts/BTUs) Active ____/
Idle ______7.0/23.8
POWER REQUIREMENTS: +12V START-UP (amps) _1.7
+12V TYPICAL (amps) __0.35 idle
+5V START-UP (amps) __0.7
+5V TYPICAL (amps) ___0.55 idle
IDLE (watts) _________9
IBM AT DRIVE TYPE ________________________0 or NONE
Physical:
Height (inches/mm): 1.02/26.13
Width (inches/mm): 4.01/101.98
Depth (inches/mm): 5.77/146.68
Weight (lbs/kg): 1.5/0.680
Already low-level formatted at the factory with x spare sectors at
the end of each x cylinder region.
ZBR = Zone Bit Recording = Variable sectors per track
What should my drive geometry settings be (it doesnt say on the actual HD)
-Rob
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