Hello. I'm have installed WindowsXP in a 50GB partition in the begining of the disc.
I want to install FREEBSD in a new partition after that. Before the FDISK partitioning tool in
the installation procedure, Sysinstall tells me the following:
If I press "NO" then appears the following:
I'm not sure if my PC is a "old machine",
I don't know if my PC have more tham 65535 cylinders, or more than 255 heads or more than 63 sectors per track.
I checked the BIOS but it not tell me what is the geometry it uses.
But:
The BIOS have the option "LBA/Large Mode" seted to [Auto]
I have a ASUS P5PE-VM motherboard.
I have a 160GB hard disk.
I have a Intel Dual core 3Ghz.
The questions are the following:
1)From where the Sysinstall obtains each of the two geometryes stated above? (31912102/16/63 and 20023/255/63)
2)What is the correct geometry that I have to use for install freebsd?
NOTE:
I tried to install FreeBSD and WindowsXP, and I've done several tests, but so far I have not been able to achieve it
(see the thread "geometry problem maby? Boot problem" from July 7th)
Thanks guys!
I want to install FREEBSD in a new partition after that. Before the FDISK partitioning tool in
the installation procedure, Sysinstall tells me the following:
Code:
USER CONFIRMATION REQUESTED
WARNING: it is safe to use a geometry of 31912102/16/63 for AD4 on computers with modern BIOS
versions. If this disk is to be used on rather old machines, however, it is recomended to ensure
that is does not have more tham 65535 cylinders, or more than 255 heads or more than 63 sectors
per track.
Would you like to keep using the current geometry?
YES (default) // NO
If I press "NO" then appears the following:
Code:
MESSAGE
A geometry of 20023/255/63 was detected for AD4. If your not sure about this, please consult the
HardwareGuide in the documentation or use the (G)eometry command to change it. Remember: you need
to enter wheatever you were told in the BIOS setup. For SCSI, it's the translation mode your
controller is using.
Do not use a "physical geometry".
OK
I'm not sure if my PC is a "old machine",
I don't know if my PC have more tham 65535 cylinders, or more than 255 heads or more than 63 sectors per track.
I checked the BIOS but it not tell me what is the geometry it uses.
But:
The BIOS have the option "LBA/Large Mode" seted to [Auto]
I have a ASUS P5PE-VM motherboard.
I have a 160GB hard disk.
I have a Intel Dual core 3Ghz.
The questions are the following:
1)From where the Sysinstall obtains each of the two geometryes stated above? (31912102/16/63 and 20023/255/63)
2)What is the correct geometry that I have to use for install freebsd?
NOTE:
I tried to install FreeBSD and WindowsXP, and I've done several tests, but so far I have not been able to achieve it
(see the thread "geometry problem maby? Boot problem" from July 7th)
Thanks guys!