[OT] Drive geometry question

[Net Llama!]

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, Bill Davidson wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 16:37:44 -0400 (EDT)
> Net Llama! <netllama at linux-sxs.org> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, Bill Davidson wrote:
> > > I decided to install FreeBSD and give it a try. My drive geometry is
> > > set to 193821 cyls/63 sectors/16 heads. FreeBSD's fdisk says that's
> >
> > Where are you reading that geometry?
>
> That's what FreeBSD reports to find. I also get that from linux fdisk. I
> just don't understand what will happen if I partition the drive using a
> different geometry, or if it even matters.

No, i meant the geometry that you think it should be compared to the
gemoetry that FreeBSD thinks it should be.

>
> > > incorrect and wants to use 12161 cyls/63 sectors/ 255 heads. Is it
> > > safe to go ahead and create a FreeBSD partition with this drive
> > > geometry? I would prefer not to hose everything installing this ;)
> >
> > Could be that FreeBSD is doing some kind of LBA32 equivalent.
>
> So this is harmless?

maybe.  i've never used *BSD, so i don't know how it determines the CSH
numbers.  If no one else pipes up here, you'd be safest to ask on a
FreeBSD list.

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