Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 11:02:40 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: theorem21@gmail.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 6.0 && fdisk = bad disk geometry ? Message-ID: <44y7k7s1yn.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <4636D629.2010709@gmail.com> (Theorem's message of "Tue\, 01 May 2007 01\:54\:49 -0400") References: <4636D629.2010709@gmail.com>
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Theorem <theorem21@gmail.com> writes: > I'm having trouble setting up a new RAID5 array. It's a RocketRAID > 1740 with 4x 500G disks, in RAID5 this gives approx. 1.5T of space. > It looks like it's operating properly on /dev/da0 . > > Unfortunately, when I go to FDISK this via /usr/sbin/sysinstall I see > the same error over and over and over trying to set my disk to the > right cycls / heads / sectors. > > here are 2 screenshots of the messages : > > http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/theorem21/manual_set_err.jpg > http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y260/theorem21/repeat_set_err.jpg > > Even trying to set the disk manually gives the "repeat_set_err.jpg", > so I can't possibly have a correct disk geometry. > > Can anyone help me out ? Any suggestions are welcome, I don't know if > ignoring this is the best option. There is more information in the FAQ, but yes, you should be able to ignore it if the system seems to be working fine.home | help
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