From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 8 17:57:10 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E899716A41C for ; Fri, 8 Jul 2005 17:57:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pascal@blackwillow.giznet.com) Received: from hermes.uci.kun.nl (hermes.uci.kun.nl [131.174.93.58]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8800F43D48 for ; Fri, 8 Jul 2005 17:57:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pascal@blackwillow.giznet.com) Received: from blackwillow.giznet.com (vhe-520082.sshn.net [195.169.225.20]) by hermes.uci.kun.nl (PMDF V6.2-X17 #30689) with ESMTP id <0IJB002BYLUEPT@hermes.uci.kun.nl> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:56:38 +0200 (MEST) Received: from [192.168.1.199] (unknown [192.168.1.199]) by blackwillow.giznet.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7423BA938; Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:56:38 +0200 (CEST) Received: from 127.0.0.1 (AVG SMTP 7.0.323 [267.8.11]); Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:56:49 +0200 Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 19:56:49 +0200 From: Pascal Groenen To: "J. Nyhuis" , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-id: <000801c583e6$6a1ab8a0$c701a8c0@venus> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2527 Content-type: text/plain; reply-type=response; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: Cc: Subject: Re: ATA HDD installer issue X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Jul 2005 17:57:11 -0000 I noticed a similar thing with a similar HD. I went with the FreeBSD suggestion and it resulted in a corrupted HD. I would just go with the Disk/BIOS settings. I did that before for other disks and never had issues then. ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. Nyhuis" To: Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 7:38 PM Subject: Q: ATA HDD installer issue > Greetings, > > I am installing FreeBSD 5.4 on a system using a Seagate Barracuda (Model > ST380011A) 80GB drive. This drive has 38297 cylinders, 16 heads, and 255 > sectors (this is identified both on a label on the drive and by the BIOS > IDE auto-detect). > The FreeBSD installer make it to the disk partitioning screen, and > produces an error stating that my drive parameters are wrong, and that I > should manually correct them. When I enter the parameters 38297/16/255 > (cylinders/heads/sectors), it tells me that the parameters are wrong and > refuses to take my input. > The hardware manual states that the drive parameters for fdisk should be > what is reported in the BIOS (which they are, in this case). > > Ideas? > > Thanks, > > John H. Nyhuis > Sr. Computer Specialist > Dept. of Pediatrics > HS RR349B, Box 356320 > University of Washington > Desk: (206)-685-3884 > cabal@u.washington.edu > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.11/44 - Release Date: 8-7-2005