Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 16:29:12 -0400 From: Jonathan Arnold <jdarnold@buddydog.org> To: stickney@ece.arizona.edu Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fdisk disagreas with BIOS over 120GB drive. Message-ID: <3F428898.1070806@buddydog.org> In-Reply-To: <20030819080001.M89006@ece.arizona.edu> References: <20030819080001.M89006@ece.arizona.edu>
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Robert Stickney wrote: > Fdisk (using /stand/sysinstall) disagrees with the values my bios is > reporting. My BIOS reports that my 120GB drive has this geometry: 59131 > Cylendars, 16 Heads, and 255 sectors. The drive is an IBM deskstar. When i > try to enter the correct geometry, Fdisk gives me the message below. > > ---------start message--------- > Message > WARNING: A geometry of 59131/16/255 for ad2 is incorrect. Using > a more likely geometry. If this geometry is incorrect or you > are unsure as to whether or not it's correct, please consult > the Hardware Guide in the Documentation submenu or use the > (G)eometry command to change it now. > > Remember: you need to enter whatever your BIOS thinks the > geometry is! For IDE, it's what you were told in the BIOS > setup. For SCSI, it's the translation mode your controller is > using. Do NOT use a ``physical geometry''. > (100%) > [ OK ] > Press enter or space > ----------end message---------- In May, I installed a new, additional hard drive and documented it in my FreeBSD blog. I too got the same "error", with my new 40gb hard drive (US$29 after rebate at OfficeMax - I couldn't resist!). As I explain in it, I just let it go with its numbers and things seem to be working fine. Shrug..... -- Jonathan Arnold (mailto:jdarnold@buddydog.org) Daemon Dancing in the Dark, a FreeBSD blog: http://freebsd.amazingdev.com/blog
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