From owner-freebsd-hardware Thu Mar 28 13:09:40 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id NAA05749 for hardware-outgoing; Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:09:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA05738 Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:09:35 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199603282109.NAA05738@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: Host localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: "Brett Glass" cc: jkh@freebsd.org, freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot boot after install In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:30:56 PST." <9602288280.AA828034814@ccgate.infoworld.com> Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 13:09:35 -0800 From: "Justin T. Gibbs" Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >> The Adaptec should be 64 heads, 32 sectors/track, #MB cylinders >> or in extended translation mode: 255,63,#MB/7 > >Well, when I try to enter the parameters the controller sets in extended >translation mode -- which are 243/255/63 -- FreeBSD's fdisk utlility >bluntly tells me that these parameters are "wrong." Even though, when the >kernel boots with the -v option, this is exactly what the reported BIOS >geometry is. > >--Brett > Can you boot DOS, create a small DOS partition on the disk and try again? Looks like sysinstall is confused and having a valid partition table on the disk may help convince it that you are right. -- Justin T. Gibbs =========================================== FreeBSD: Turning PCs into workstations ===========================================