On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 01:01:08AM -0400, Derek Schwartz wrote:
> Hey, I'm trying to install the latest release of FreeBSD on my Dell
> Desktop, the computer originally had windows XP, but then the hard
> drive was wiped clean.
> I tried reconfiguring the geometry of the hard drive by using my Linux
> Ubuntu Disk Utility, I changed it to {0-a5} which I heard was for
> FreeBSD, but still no luck.Well, 165 or 0xA5 is indeed the system partition ID for FreeBSD. But that has nothing to do with the disk geometry (which is cilinders/heads/sectors and which you should _not_ mess with). Read and follow Chapter 2 of the freeBSD handbook; http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install.html Pay attention to ยง2.6, Allocating Disk Space. Since you are installing a desktop, I would recommend to create a separate partition (in the FreeBSD Disklabel Editor, _not_ FDISK!) for your /home. That makes it easier to separately back up the OS and your own data. Roland -- R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725)
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