From owner-freebsd-questions Sat Dec 2 23:08:41 1995 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) id XAA27585 for questions-outgoing; Sat, 2 Dec 1995 23:08:41 -0800 Received: from picspc01.pics.com (picspc01.pics.com [192.135.189.20]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.6.12/8.6.6) with ESMTP id XAA27579 for ; Sat, 2 Dec 1995 23:08:30 -0800 Received: (from tpr@localhost) by picspc01.pics.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id CAA00845 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 3 Dec 1995 02:08:19 -0500 From: Terry Rossi Message-Id: <199512030708.CAA00845@picspc01.pics.com> Subject: Solution: Large IDE & 2.1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 3 Dec 1995 02:08:17 -0500 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24 ME8a] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1235 Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk This probably applies to all 2.0+ versions of FreeBSD, but I am many others have been having problems with IDE disks over the magic 1024 cylinder mark. I have searched the archives on www.freebsd.org and not come up with much, so I hope this will help someone. I was attempting to install 2 1.2gb IDE drives Maxtor 7126 and a SamSung. First the samsung started reporting hard errors towards the end of the disk, so I ran bad144 -s and it reported "too many errors in this slice"... So I ripped it out and tried the Maxtor. Same problem. So I ripped out the MB and Controller and replaced it with a Pent 120 with on-board IDE. Same had the same problem. Come to find out it was a setting in the CMOS that *appears* to have fixed the problems. "IDE Block Mode" (enabled/disabled) After disabling this the problem went away. Hope this help someone. Terry PS: The drive was configured in BIOS as "normal" the correct number of cyl/head/sectors. I used the entire disks for 2.1 -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Terry Rossi tpr@pics.com Data: 609/753-2540 Sysop, Pics OnLine BBS telnet: bbs.pics.com 609/767-0216 Voice/Fax WWW: http://www.pics.com