[bgd@level5.de: invalid geometry for >1TB]

From: Bogdan Taru (bgd_at_icomag.de)
Date: 09/28/05

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    Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 19:13:34 +0200
To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org

            Hi hackers,

     tryin' to install 4.11 or 5.x on a Dell box with a Perc 3/Di Raid
    controller (with 5x 300GB scsis). I get 'invalid geometry' when running
    sysinstall/fdisk on the 'disk', the geometry presented being:

     145815 cyl / 255 heads / 63 sectors

     I tried to press 'A' for allocate the whole disk, and after several more
    warnings it did that, but now the 'free' space in the list has a big minus
    value as 'Offset'. Is that a problem?

     What should I do in order to get fbsd on this box? Change geometry? Any
    other hacks/workarounds?

     Thanks,
     bogdan
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