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> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Wojciech Puchar
> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2008 12:15 AM
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> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Chris Whitehouse
> Subject: Re: formatting disk for FreeBSD :
In any case, I suppose the OP could just use a floppy
boot disk, like slackware's:
http://slackware.mirrors.easynews.com/linux/slackware/slackware/isolinux/sbootmgr/
http://tinyurl.com/2evgaa
Which should bypass any (most) moronic bioses.
any. i use bootable CD for this. very easy to create, and
On 25/01/2008, Chris Whitehouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Nerius Landys wrote:
> >
> >
> > The earler comment about the disk being too big might be the issue. Update
> > the motherboard's BIOS to the latest revision. You may have to do some
> > digging to find this for an old motherboard. Tel
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> Subject: Re: formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Prima
> Some motherboards had an upper limit on hard disk size which I think was
> 32gb. Some drives have a jumper to limit the apparent size to 32gb (if
> that was the size).
>
> Also I no longer have hardware to test this on but if it is a BIOS
> problem I believe if you could put the hard disk in a ne
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> Subject: Re: formatting disk for FreeBSD : Detecting IDE Primary Master
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David,
On Sat, 2008-01-26 at 00:48 +, David Larkin wrote:
> It is a fairly old machine I am trying to use.
> One that has been switched off and gathering dust for some time.
>
> ROM PCI/ISA BIOS 2A5LHL1A
>
> Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, AnEnergy Star Ally
> Copyright(c) 1984-99 Award
Nerius Landys wrote:
The earler comment about the disk being too big might be the issue. Update
the motherboard's BIOS to the latest revision. You may have to do some
digging to find this for an old motherboard. Tell us if that helps.
___
Some mo
On Sat, Jan 26, 2008 at 12:48:26AM +, David Larkin wrote:
> It is a fairly old machine I am trying to use.
> One that has been switched off and gathering dust for some time.
>
> ROM PCI/ISA BIOS 2A5LHL1A
>
> Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, AnEnergy Star Ally
> Copyright(c) 1984-99 Award
On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:48:07PM +, David Larkin wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC.
>
> I have bought a new Maxtor DiamondMax 80Gig disk, to replace the old
> one. I will have only one disk in the PC.
>
> I am looking to build using boot floppie
It is a fairly old machine I am trying to use.
> One that has been switched off and gathering dust for some time.
>
> ROM PCI/ISA BIOS 2A5LHL1A
>
> Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, AnEnergy Star Ally
> Copyright(c) 1984-99 Award Software, Inc.
>
> I've never updated a BIOS before and it sounds a
It is a fairly old machine I am trying to use.
One that has been switched off and gathering dust for some time.
ROM PCI/ISA BIOS 2A5LHL1A
Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG, AnEnergy Star Ally
Copyright(c) 1984-99 Award Software, Inc.
I've never updated a BIOS before and it sounds a bit scarey.
>
> > correct me if I'm wrong
> > someone. It seems that the issue is a hardware issue. For example, try
> a
> > different jumper configuration on the back of the physical hard drive.
> > Also, there are probably two places on the IDE cable where you can plug
> in
> > your hard drive. Try plugg
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:37:07 -0800
"Nerius Landys" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> correct me if I'm wrong
> someone. It seems that the issue is a hardware issue. For example, try a
> different jumper configuration on the back of the physical hard drive.
> Also, there are probably two places on th
iH,
Sounds to me like the BIOS doesn't see the disk at all;
disk too big for bios?
I remember having to "boot" [manager] from an old HD with the actual OS on
a new big HD that the bios would not see/boot from.
formatting does not matter as bios does not see the disk anyways.
I'd look into a cont
On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:48:07 +
David Larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.3 on an old PC.
>
> I have bought a new Maxtor DiamondMax 80Gig disk, to replace the old
> one. I will have only one disk in the PC.
>
> I am looking to build using
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Nerius Landys wrote:
>> However, when I reboot (without floppies) I still get the message
>>> Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]
>>>
>>> and when I go into BIOS , it still doesn't detect the IDE disk.
>>>
>>> How do I format disk
>
> However, when I reboot (without floppies) I still get the message
> > Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]
> >
> > and when I go into BIOS , it still doesn't detect the IDE disk.
> >
> > How do I format disk so BIOS recognises it ?
>
>
> I'm pretty sure this isn't a matter
> However, when I reboot (without floppies) I still get the message
> Detecting IDE Primary Master ... [Press F4 to skip]
>
> and when I go into BIOS , it still doesn't detect the IDE disk.
>
> How do I format disk so BIOS recognises it ?
I'm pretty sure this isn't a matter of what bits an
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