From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jul 8 18:04:23 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 A123916A41C for ; Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:04:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cabal@u.washington.edu) Received: from mxout2.cac.washington.edu (mxout2.cac.washington.edu [140.142.33.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2884143D48 for ; Fri, 8 Jul 2005 18:04:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from cabal@u.washington.edu) Received: from aagaard01.u.washington.edu (aagaard01.u.washington.edu [140.142.13.113]) by mxout2.cac.washington.edu (8.13.4+UW05.04/8.13.4+UW05.05) with ESMTP id j68I4MrR025283 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 8 Jul 2005 11:04:22 -0700 Received: from localhost (cabal@localhost) by aagaard01.u.washington.edu (8.13.4+UW05.03/8.13.4+UW05.05) with ESMTP id j68I4MV2221730 for ; Fri, 8 Jul 2005 11:04:22 -0700 Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 11:04:22 -0700 (PDT) From: "J. Nyhuis" To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <000801c583e6$6a1ab8a0$c701a8c0@venus> Message-ID: References: <000801c583e6$6a1ab8a0$c701a8c0@venus> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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 18:04:23 -0000 Well, the FreeBSD default partition setting fails to complete a format. It won't accept the 'real settings', and I can't seem to figure out a way to force them. I'll have to poke about under advanced install to see if it will let me force FDISK paremeters. 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 On Fri, 8 Jul 2005, Pascal Groenen wrote: > 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 > >