From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Dec 3 20:12:57 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0EBC37B401 for ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:12:55 -0800 (PST) Received: from casper.sri.com (casper.SRI.COM [128.18.243.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 2D0D043EBE for ; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:12:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from hogsett@csl.sri.com) Received: (qmail 7263 invoked from network); 4 Dec 2002 04:12:49 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO casper.SRI.COM) (127.0.0.1) by casper.sri.com with SMTP; 4 Dec 2002 04:12:49 -0000 Received: from quarter.csl.sri.com ([130.107.1.30]) by casper.SRI.COM (NAVGW 2.5.2.17) with SMTP id M2002120320124817985 ; Tue, 03 Dec 2002 20:12:48 -0800 Received: from axp.csl.sri.com (axp.csl.sri.com [130.107.2.30]) by quarter.csl.sri.com (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id gB44Cmnr022785; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:12:48 -0800 Received: from axp.csl.sri.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by axp.csl.sri.com (8.12.6/8.12.3) with ESMTP id gB44ClKX005903; Tue, 3 Dec 2002 20:12:48 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from hogsett@axp.csl.sri.com) Message-Id: <200212040412.gB44ClKX005903@axp.csl.sri.com> To: mike Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: More then 4 IDE devices in one FreeBSD server. In-Reply-To: Message from mike of "Tue, 03 Dec 2002 22:56:37 EST." <1196.192.168.1.10.1038974197.squirrel@email.unixhideout.com> Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 20:12:47 -0800 From: Mike Hogsett Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Can't you just go down into /dev and do : ./MAKEDEV ad4 ad5 ad6 ad7 and gain access to the 4 drives on a second (supported) IDE controller? - Mike > > Hey people, > > Here's the long and short of it. I have my main server unixhideout.com > running samba. All my windows clients programs such as kaZAa and even > their "My documents" save to /mirror /mirror2 /mirror3 and /mirror4 which > are writable shares, that way we can reinstall windows weekly if need be > (ha) but all important data is safe on FreeBSD. Its working really well > for years now. Problem is as you can guess from the subject is i got 4 120 > gig hard drives in there, and i would like to have a CDROM and maybe even > more disks as needed. > > A: What is the hardware name of the device i am looking for that will > allow more then 4 ide devices to one box. > > B: do you know of a brand name i should be looking for that you recommend, > or even a retailer. > > *SCSI is expensive and IS better but at this time not an option so please > stick with IDE in your suggestions. > > -- > -mike > mike@unixhideout.com > Network administrator > The unixhideout network > http://www.unixhideout.com > > Need to get a hold of me? > finger mike@unixhideout.com > > > ----------------------------------------- > Free email that kicks ass from UnixHideout > "The UnixHideout network" > http://www.unixhideout.com/ > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message