FC3 install SCSI disk geometry issue

Kam Leo kam.leo at gmail.com
Tue Apr 26 17:17:24 UTC 2005


On 4/26/05, neidorff <neidorff at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I'm trying to install FC3 on a "new" SCSI hard disk.  The disk is an
> IBM Model DHRS.  When I boot from the FC CD, I get a warning that the
> geometry that the disk reports and the geometry that fedora sees are
> different.  I tried going through the install anyway (setting up
> partitons using disk-driud), but disk druid couldn't handle the
> geometry difference problems,  (If it matters, the controller is a
> Buslogic BT958.  Yes, the controller is set up for large disks)  and
> the installation crashed.  Would someone please tell me how to resolve
> this issue?
> 
> Thanks Mark
> 

Probably your scsi controller needs a bios upgrade.




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