Re: 5.2 Floppy install

From: Doug White <dwhite_at_gumbysoft.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 09:27:45 -0800 (PST)
On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 akruijff_at_dds.nl wrote:

> I've just tried to install FreeBSD 5.2 on my new computer and run in to
> a problem with my WD 250G disk.
>
> During reinstall it complains that its wrongly configured at C/H/S
> 48521/16/63 and changes it to 30401/255/63. The install then goes as it
> should but after the install it give me the error: "Invalid Partion
> Table" and then continues to try to the bootloader.
>
> The BIOS gives three possibilities but all different:
> CHS 65535/16/255 (I think this is the default at auto)
> LBA 16643/255/63
> Large 4095/240/255
>
> My question now is to what I should do?

Try upgrading your BIOS. It sounds like it has problems with 250GB
disks.

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Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
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Received on Mon Feb 02 2004 - 08:27:46 UTC

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