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To use FreeBSD 4.5 in your virtual machine, you can set the disk geometry by hand
when installing FreeBSD. To set the disk geometry manually, complete these steps.
1. FreeBSD calculates an incorrect disk geometry before you arrive at the FDISK
Partition Editor, as illustrated here.
2. To set the disk geometry, press G to select the Set Drive Geometry option. A
dialog box appears, containing numbers like 2055/64/32, representing the
incorrect geometry in cylinders, heads and sectors per head.
3. To calculate the correct geometry, find the total number of sectors by
multiplying the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per head together, then
dividing the number of sectors by the correct number of heads and sectors per
head.
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