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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!news.radio.cz!voskovec.radio.cz!news.radio.cz!CESspool!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!howland.erols.net!rill.news.pipex.net!pipex!netcom.net.uk!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!a21-38.hftd.dialin.ntplx.com!not-for-mail From: aeo@ntplx.net (Somebody Special!) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Freebsd IDE HD Problem Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 23:49:35 GMT Message-ID: <32f3d632.540974@Pubnews.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: a21-38.hftd.dialin.ntplx.com X-NNTP-Posting-Host: a21-38.hftd.dialin.ntplx.com X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99e/32.227 Lines: 5 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:34862 I have a conner 1.2 gig ide drive and the probing detects my hd right but fdisk detects the wrong geometry so i can't use most of my hd. Even after i change the geometry it dosen't help any. But linux does the same exact thing but can still detect my whole drive in fdisk, but freebsd can't... any help?! Please respond to aeo@ntplx.net