Re: WARNING: a geometry of 77545/16/63 for ad0 is incorrect

justin schlingmann wrote:
Hello,

I`m trying to install freebsd 6.1 from an iso i fetched from
ftp.uk.freebsd.org.
I get the following meassage:

WARNING: a geometry of 77545/16/63 for ad0 is incorrect uing a more likely
geometry.
If this geometry is incorrect or you are unshure wether or not it`s correct,
please consult the hardware guide
in the documentation submenu or use the geaometry command to change it now.


This should be no problem. I had same warnings when installing 6.0 & 6.1 and everything is OK (so far :-)).

There seems to be a problem with my harddisk but i am not shure what it is.
I also get the following message when i try to fetch my distributions from
cdrom.
"write failurer on transfer"


Have you properly created partitions and mount points for your system ? I remember I've seen something like this when trying to install on disk where mount points were not specified.

maybe someone can help me figuring out the problem is.
Installing freebsd 5.5 goes wthout a problem.

Thanks,
Justin.

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