> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kamal > R. Prasad > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 8:56 AM > To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org > Subject: problems with disk geometry > > > hello, > > Im trying to install FreeBSD 6.0 beta5 on a samsung SP1604N hard > disk of about 160 GB. > The installer complains that it has a problem with the disk > geometry. > The exact message is given below:- > ------------------------------------------ > A geometry of 310101/16/63 is incorrect for ad1. Using a more likely > geometry. If this geometry is incorrect.. pl. consult the > hardware guide > ------------------------------------------- > fdisk goes through the process of creating the reqd slices > and when I > try to commit the new partition table -it says it cannot write to / > dev/ad1. > > Can someone tell me how to get past this problem? > > thanks > -kamal
I doubt it is your disk geometry. You will probably need to provide a little more information. I assume you've got another OS on /dev/ad0 and that you are letting sysinstall put 6.0 onto /dev/ad1 as a (dangerously) dedicated drive? What does the BIOS report? How old are the machine and its BIOS? What does fdisk say when run either standalone or from the first OS? -gayn _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
