<![CDATA[Help installing pfsense / disk geometry problem]]>i need help for pfsense install :

When i try to install, the system reports that geometry of the disk is 19679cylinders/16heads/255sectors and that i will not enable to boot on the disk. So it's recomanded that i use the following modified geometry : 4997c/255h/16s.
But after i have a warning message

the partition layout currently on this disk is non-standard

and after when i edit partition i have this error message :

EXECUTION OF THE COMMANDE : /bin/fdisk -v -f /tmp/new.fdisk ad0 ; FAILED with a return code of 1

In logs i have :

fdisk:WARNING line1 number of cylinders(19679) may be out-of-range (must be within 1-1024 for normal bios operation, unless the entire disk
ERROR line1: number of sector must be within (1-63)

is anyone know where can be the problem?

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/8797/help-installing-pfsense-disk-geometry-problemRSS for NodeThu, 16 Jul 2026 20:26:38 GMTWed, 07 May 2008 12:10:43 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Help installing pfsense / disk geometry problem on Mon, 19 May 2008 06:50:44 GMT]]>i tried; i can only quit the install without save..
so i run nox ComixWall and it's work!
thanks

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/173997https://forum.netgate.com/post/173997Mon, 19 May 2008 06:50:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Help installing pfsense / disk geometry problem on Sun, 18 May 2008 07:01:20 GMT]]>I have the same problem with 80 GB SATA and no LBA Mode on some servers a long time ago, i have tested all of the workarounds, but nothing helps…, i have changed the HDD´s to older 6 GB and 20 GB IDE so it works as it should

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/173964https://forum.netgate.com/post/173964Sun, 18 May 2008 07:01:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Help installing pfsense / disk geometry problem on Sat, 17 May 2008 20:00:59 GMT]]>Interpreting that advice, boot from a FreeBSD CD, partition the hard disk, then quit the installer. See if you can install pfSense on the partitioned disk.

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/173955https://forum.netgate.com/post/173955Sat, 17 May 2008 20:00:59 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Help installing pfsense / disk geometry problem on Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:41 GMT]]>i saw a locked post of diego canevalis who had the same probleme.
he said "The solution is, make the partitions with a freeBSD installation CD and then install the pfsense, skiping the partition wizard."

how can do that? do i must make a full install of freebsd or just create partition? and just the first or the / and /swat too? and, how can i save it?
i have freebsd 6.1

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/173791https://forum.netgate.com/post/173791Fri, 16 May 2008 07:01:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Help installing pfsense / disk geometry problem on Thu, 15 May 2008 11:51:40 GMT]]>thank for reply but i have alway the same problem.. i haven't LBA mode choice in bios, only AUTO and USER but nothing help me…

I tried another disk 40g but still this same probleme of geometrie.

sorry for the english;i'm french ^^

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/173770https://forum.netgate.com/post/173770Thu, 15 May 2008 11:51:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Help installing pfsense / disk geometry problem on Thu, 08 May 2008 07:29:35 GMT]]>http://devwiki.pfsense.org/BootTroubleShooting

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