From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 24 17:16:14 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id RAA20600 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 17:16:14 -0800 (PST) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu (cisco-ts9-line15.uoregon.edu [128.223.150.96]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with ESMTP id RAA20595 for ; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 17:16:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.2/8.6.12) with SMTP id RAA00302; Tue, 24 Dec 1996 17:16:01 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 17:16:01 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White Reply-To: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu To: Dave Babler cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding a new disk In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Sun, 22 Dec 1996, Dave Babler wrote: > I just added a new WD 1.6GB IDE disk to my 2.1.5-STABLE. I read the FAQ, > which unfortunately describes behavior of /stand/sysinstall contrary to > mine (there is no "expert mode" as described in the FAQ, and none of the > steps was really a good fit, especially the part that said to exit WITHOUT > comitting any changes). At any rate, I reverted to the man pages and the > "Running FreeBSD" book. What I did was: [...] Apparently the FAQ is outdated (surprise!). You may want to look at the instruction set I have. It may just echo Complete, but it's another procedure. The 'compatibility mode' instructions are at: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/dwhite/makedisk.txt If this disk is going to be dedicated to FreeBSD, use these: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/dwhite/makedisk2.txt These are saved messages. If I get time or bored enough, I'll put these into good enough shape to submit. Now I just need some disks to test them on. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major