From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 25 15:29:44 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DC11816A417 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:29:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rogerk@queernet.org) Received: from mailbox.onlinepolicy.net (mailbox.onlinepolicy.net [209.237.247.99]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5C9613C458 for ; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:29:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rogerk@queernet.org) Received: from BigMac.local (c-67-171-39-203.hsd1.wa.comcast.net [67.171.39.203]) by mailbox.onlinepolicy.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D17A740AA; Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:58:47 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46F92224.6070507@queernet.org> Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:58:44 -0700 From: "Roger B.A. Klorese" User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: RW References: <46F857FE.1020902@queernet.org> <20070925124709.1918b7e6@gumby.homeunix.com.> In-Reply-To: <20070925124709.1918b7e6@gumby.homeunix.com.> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB 2.0 PCI card for FreeBSD 5.4? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:29:44 -0000 RW wrote: > Why not? It's only 20 hours, sounds like a lot less hassle than > finding/buying/installing a new card.. > Because I can't afford 20 hours of slammed I/O on our main hosting server, plus I need to add the card in order to use the drive for ongoing backups anyway. (Also, I don't work for you, so I don't owe you an answer to questions beginning with "why not"...)