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From: james@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 insists on translating!
Date: 5 Sep 1995 00:21:10 -0000
Organization: A FreeBSD box
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In article <DE933F.BDD@xenitec.on.ca>,
Ed Hew <edhew@xenitec.xenitec.on.ca> wrote:
>Even though I have turned off all the "drive > 1GB" etc. options
>in the SCSIselect utility I still can't convince the damn 2940
>to leave my geometry well enough alone!

It seems to work all right for me (2GB Conner HD, Adaptec 2940 and
FreeBSD2.0.5R). I had to alter the geometry in the disklabel menu,
though, as recommended in the docs (64 heads, 32 sectors/track).

James
-- 
"If the King's English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!"
	-- "Ma" Ferguson, Governor of Texas (circa 1920)