Dell Inspiron 1100

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LordZ

Hi guys. I have a Dell Inspirion 1100 PC, I am trying to install FreeBSD on it every time I install I get hard drive geometry incorect I ignore this and install with no errors and after install I get "error 128 lba 29" and after that I get " no /boot/loader" or "no /boot/kernel". The hard drive is an 60 Gb Seagate. Can someone advice how to deal with this problem. Thanks a lot.
 
Tried USB boot and FTP install and a new CD disk, but same problem.
I don't have a clue how to solve this.
 
Not sure but I think that error is related to bad sectors on the hard disk.
 
I tried installing Linux and "don't kick me" Windows, they are installing without problems.
 
If windows is running, run a chkdsk on the disk. Any bad sectors should show up then.
If there are bad sectors you'll need to replace the drive.
 
I scanned the disk with Seagate native utility, no errors.Tried to put geometry mannualy from the HDD documentation, still not working.
 
Got it working. Installed on another computer, and changed some things in /etc/fstab and everything is working.
 
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