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Date:      Wed, 14 Jan 1998 02:46:03 -0700
From:      fujie zhang <fzhang@nmsu.edu>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   hard disk partition
Message-ID:  <34BC895A.6BC7@nmsu.edu>

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i am trying to install FreeBSD 2.2.5 from a DOS partition onto a AMD K6
200 MHz based PC with a 3.2 GB EIDE hard disk. my hard disk had
originally 3 partitions - 2 DOS FAT primary partitions and an extended
DOS partition. i booted my PC with a prepared FreeBSD boot floppy disk.
then i deleted the extended partition and created the FreeBSD partition
in its place. i also changed one of the DOS FAT partitions to an
extended one as FreeBSD dos not allow 2 FAT partitions. however, the
installation did go through. at the installation menu there are three
options - first automatic probing and install, second visual mode
configuration and last text mode configuration. when i used either of
the configuration mode, after configuration the computer HUNG. I could
preceed with the non-configuration option to as far as partition and set
up the file system allocations. it would not then go any further. 
	
Right now i could not even repartition my hard disk within the MS-DOS
mode. "fdisk" did not work. the computer simply hung right after i typed
in "fdisk". i tried to change the hard disk modes - LBA, large and
Normal. only under "Normal" did "fdisk" work. however, only 504 MB of
the hard disk could be accessed. i can still boot my computer into
windows 95. but only one of the 3 original partitions are accessible. 
ANYBODY WITH EXPERTISE IN AREA PLEASE HELP ME WITH ADVICES ON HOW TO
RESTORE THE HARD DISK AND INSTALL FREEBSD. YOUR HELP WILL BE GREATLY
APPRECIATED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING THIS AND POSSIBLE HELP.



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