Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1998 17:05:09 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> To: "Mark J. Sommer" <msommer@argotsoft.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel boot problem Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809151704290.19769-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <35FE7C4B.D4A2411C@argotsoft.com>
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On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Mark J. Sommer wrote: > I was going to send this to freebsd-fs but the handbook kind of points > you to this mailing list. Hope this is the right mailing list. > > The problem: > > Kernel builds fine, but during boot I get an error message similar > to: > > Error 1107 > 1023 > > and it halts the system. I'm assuming this a 1024 cylinder problem, but > I'm not certain. Yup. Stupid BIOS limits strike again. > The system is using a 3GB SCSI disk (>1024 cylinders) with an Adaptec > 2940 adapter. If the problem is because /kernel is beyond a resonable > spot on the disk, how do I move it? Any help is greatly appreciated. You need to repartition the disk and ensure that the 'a' partition remains below the 1023rd cylinder. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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