Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 01:03:16 -0400 From: "A. G. Nair" <agn_nair@yahoo.com> To: <questions@freebsd.org>, <mobile@freebsd.org> Subject: FreeBSD and OnTrack DDO Message-ID: <01a901c10e7d$d0703540$7ab50241@jrsycty1.nj.home.com>
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Hi,
I've sent a mail earlier with the same problem but didn't get any =
reply... So trying again with a more specific version of the problem. =
I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.3 on my machine (laptop) which has =
OnTrack DDO(Dynamic Drive Overlay) installed on the hard drive. I tried =
all kinds of combinations at the boot prompt but it always says --
Not ufs
Not ufs
No /boot/loader
The documentation says FreeBSD is compatible with DDO, but I'm unable to =
make it work. Also in the archives I've found 2 or 3 questions regarding =
this but no answers. So I think, this has to be a bug unless someone can =
tell me otherwise.=20
My situation is as described below--
I've a new blank 20GB hard drive installed on my laptop. Since it's =
blank and there is no data, I get to re-partition, re-format and play =
around with all combinations. I'm trying to get just FreeBSD(nothing =
else is in the hard drive except DOS) work with DDO. I need DDO because =
my BIOS won't recognize beyond 8.4GB of the hard-drive (I've the latest =
version of BIOS installed). I am not going beyond the 1024th cylinder. =
The whole FreeBSD partition is well below the 1024 cylinder limit. The =
disk geometry reported by FreeBSD fdisk is same as the one reported by =
Partition Manager. So no problem there also. Or is there something else? =
I also tried Boot-Easy, OS-BS and XOSL as boot manager. No luck.
If I remove DDO and boot, FreeBSD sees the full 20GB. So ideally, I =
don't need to use DDO if I am using just FreeBSD. But unfortunately I =
also need to install Windows on the machine. So I've to find a way to =
get FreeBSD to exist with DDO and the documentation says it is =
compatible.=20
I've almost given up all hope on making this work. (I tried Red Hat =
Linux and I've to tell you, it's much worse than this. It doesn't even =
install.) Does anyone have any experience in getting FreeBSD installed =
and a working on a hard drive with DDO?? There must be someone out =
there, who has worked on this part of the installer.... Maybe He/She can =
tell why this is not a bug. Am I missing something??? Please please =
reply and let me know. Any suggestions will be a great help......
Thanks in advance,
AGNair
PS:=20
This is how FreeBSD fdisk looks
FDisk
Disk name: ad0
Disk Geometry: 2584 cyls/240 Heads/63 Heads =3D 39070080 =
Sectors(19077MB)
Offset Size(KB) End Name PType =
Desc Subtype Flags
-63 63 62 - =
6 unused 0 =20
63 7528 15119 ad0s1 2 =
fat 6 =20
15120 3084480 6184079 ad0s2 3 =
freebsd 165 C
6184080 16442968 39070016 - 6 =
unused 0
View of Ranish Partition Manager on the disk is as below:
Hard Disk 1 19077 Mbytes[2583 cylinders x 240 heads x 63 sectors ]
Using LBA
# Type Row File System Type Starting[CHS] =
Ending[CHS] Partition Size[KB]
0 MBR Master Boot Record 0x0x1 =
0x0x1 0
1 Pri Unused 0x0x2 =
0x0x63 31
2 Pri 1 DOS FAT-16 0x1x1 =
0x239x63 7,528
3 >Pri 2 FreeBSD, BSD/386 1x0x1 =
408x239x63 3,084,480
4 Pri Unused 409x0x1 =
2583x238x63 16,442,968
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I've sent a mail earlier with the same problem =
but didn't=20
get any reply... So trying again with a more specific version of =
the=20
problem. I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.3 on my machine (laptop) which =
has=20
OnTrack DDO(Dynamic Drive Overlay) installed on the hard drive. I tried =
all=20
kinds of combinations at the boot prompt but it always says =
--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Not ufs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Not ufs</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>No /boot/loader</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The documentation says FreeBSD is compatible with =
DDO, but I'm=20
unable to make it work. Also in the archives I've found 2 or 3 questions =
regarding this but no answers. So I think, this has to be a bug =
unless=20
someone can tell me otherwise. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>My situation is as described below--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I've a new blank 20GB hard drive installed on my =
laptop. Since=20
it's blank and there is no data, I get to re-partition, re-format =
and play=20
around with all combinations. I'm trying to get just FreeBSD(nothing =
else is in=20
the hard drive except DOS) work with DDO. I need DDO because my =
BIOS won't=20
recognize beyond 8.4GB of the hard-drive (I've the latest version =
of=20
BIOS installed). I am not going beyond the 1024th cylinder. The =
whole=20
FreeBSD partition is well below the 1024 cylinder limit. The disk =
geometry=20
reported by FreeBSD fdisk is same as the one reported by Partition =
Manager. So=20
no problem there also. Or is there something else? I also tried =
Boot-Easy, OS-BS=20
and XOSL as boot manager. No luck.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>If I remove DDO and boot, FreeBSD sees the full =
20GB. So=20
ideally, I don't need to use DDO if I am using just FreeBSD. But=20
unfortunately I also need to install Windows on the machine. So I've to =
find a=20
way to get FreeBSD to exist with DDO and the documentation says it is=20
compatible. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I've almost given up all hope on making this work. =
(I tried=20
Red Hat Linux and I've to tell you, it's much worse than this. It =
doesn't even=20
install.) Does anyone have any experience in getting FreeBSD installed =
and a=20
working on a hard drive with DDO?? There must be someone out =
there,=20
who has worked on this part of the installer.... Maybe He/She can tell =
why this=20
is not a bug. Am I missing something??? Please please reply and let =
me=20
know. Any suggestions will be a great help......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>AGNair</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>PS: </DIV>
<DIV>This is how FreeBSD fdisk looks</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>FDisk</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Disk name: ad0</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Disk Geometry: 2584 cyls/240 Heads/63 Heads =3D 39070080=20
Sectors(19077MB)</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>Offset =20
Size(KB) End =20
=
Name PType =20
Desc =20
Subtype Flags</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>-63 &=
nbsp; =20
63  =
; 62 &nbs=
p;  =
; =20
- =20
=20
6 =
unused =
0 =
=20
</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>63 &n=
bsp; 7528  =
; 15119 &=
nbsp; =20
ad0s1 =20
2 =
fat &nbs=
p; =20
6 =
</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>15120 =20
3084480 6184079  =
; =20
ad0s2 3 &=
nbsp; =20
freebsd 165&nb=
sp; C</E=
M></DIV>
<DIV><EM>6184080 16442968 =20
39070016 - &nbs=
p; =20
6 =
unused &=
nbsp;0</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>View of Ranish Partition Manager on the disk is as =
below:</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>Hard Disk 1 19077 Mbytes[2583 cylinders x 240 heads x 63 =
sectors=20
]</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>Using LBA</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM># Type =
Row File=20
System Type =20
Starting[CHS] Ending[CHS] &=
nbsp; =20
Partition Size[KB]</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>0 =20
MBR &nbs=
p; =20
Master Boot Record 0x0x1 =
=20
=20
0x0x1 &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; 0</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>1 =20
Pri &nbs=
p; =20
Unused &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; =20
0x0x2 &n=
bsp; 0x0x63 &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p; 31</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>2 =20
Pri 1 &nb=
sp; =20
DOS=20
FAT-16 &=
nbsp; =20
0x1x1 &n=
bsp; 0x239x63 &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; 7,528</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>3 >Pri &n=
bsp;2 =20
FreeBSD,=20
BSD/386 1x0x1 &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; 408x239x63  =
; 3,084,480</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>4 =20
Pri &nbs=
p; Unused  =
; =
409x0x1 =
&=
nbsp; 2583x238x63 &nb=
sp; =20
16,442,968</EM></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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