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Date:      Fri, 11 Oct 1996 09:23:39 +0200
From:      Jean-Marc BOTTURA <bottura@speedy.grolier.fr>
To:        freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org
Subject:   geometry problem with 4GB micropolis
Message-ID:  <325DF5FB.37C5@mail.club-internet.fr>

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Hello,
I tried to install 2.1.5 onto 4 GB micropolis.
The partition editor told me that the geometry was incorrect, and that
it took default values.
I tried to modify the geometry thru G option, by giving the values from
Micropolis (3956/19/139) but the message was still displayed !

Then I installed a small dos bootable partition and when I tried again
the installation, there wasn't any more error message about the
geometry, but it displayed :522/255/63 (255 heads !?) and now it works
fine.

But is it correct with this geometry ? Isn't there a risk for potential
problems later ?

Thanks in advance if someone can help me to understand what happened !
Best regards,
Jean-Marc BOTTURA



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