Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 11:04:45 -0800 From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@monkeys.com> To: "Justin T. Gibbs" <gibbs@scsiguy.com> Cc: freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrade from Adaptec 2940UW to 29160N - Problem solved! Message-ID: <14343.1038596685@monkeys.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of Thu, 28 Nov 2002 09:51:49 -0700. <2793220000.1038502309@aslan.scsiguy.com>
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In message <2793220000.1038502309@aslan.scsiguy.com>, you wrote: >>>> The only mystery that still remains after this whole ordeal is ``Why >>>> was it possible to boot from the mis-allocated partition back when I >>>> was using the Adaptec 2940UW, even though it was clearly _not_ possible >>>> to boot from the exact same bleedin' partition when using a newer and >>>> ``more advanced'' Adaptec 29160N ? >>> >>> Most likely because the setting for "extended translation" was not the >>> same on both controllers. >> >> Actually, it was. I am quite sure on that point. >> >> Both controllers had "BIOS support for disks > 1 GB" set to "disbled". > >And you use a geometry of 255/63? That's just plain wrong. 8-) It is? Who says it is? >You should *always* use extended translation and a geometry of 255/63. I'm willing to believe what you say, but it would be nice to have a reference or two. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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