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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!lll-winken.llnl.gov!hookup!swrinde!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!jraynard.demon.co.uk!jraynard.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: james@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Adaptec 2940 insists on translating! Date: 5 Sep 1995 00:21:10 -0000 Organization: A FreeBSD box Lines: 15 Message-ID: <42g55m$eu@jraynard.demon.co.uk> References: <DE933F.BDD@xenitec.on.ca> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.jraynard.demon.co.uk X-NNTP-Posting-Host: jraynard.demon.co.uk In article <DE933F.BDD@xenitec.on.ca>, Ed Hew <edhew@xenitec.xenitec.on.ca> wrote: >Even though I have turned off all the "drive > 1GB" etc. options >in the SCSIselect utility I still can't convince the damn 2940 >to leave my geometry well enough alone! It seems to work all right for me (2GB Conner HD, Adaptec 2940 and FreeBSD2.0.5R). I had to alter the geometry in the disklabel menu, though, as recommended in the docs (64 heads, 32 sectors/track). James -- "If the King's English was good enough for Jesus, it's good enough for me!" -- "Ma" Ferguson, Governor of Texas (circa 1920)