Date: 10 Oct 2001 08:47:43 +0930 From: Andrew Reid <andrew.reid@plug.cx> To: default <default013subscriptions@hotmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Fw: installing and partitioning a new hd Message-ID: <1002617139.6026.5.camel@percible.alfred.cx> In-Reply-To: <OE689fWhwqfasuCRORG00005fa9@hotmail.com> References: <OE689fWhwqfasuCRORG00005fa9@hotmail.com>
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On Tue, 2001-10-09 at 15:31, default wrote:
> I am about to add a second hard drive to my FreeBSD machine... and I was
> hoping someone could give me some basic command instructions on what all I
> need to do in order to have the drive be recognized and partitioned...
>
> I will need to edit the new info into /etc/fstab in order to have this
> drive
> loaded from boot correct?
/stand/sysinstall (as root) has facilities for this. Just make sure you
don't write a disklabel to your existing disk ;-)
> During my original installation, I only specified 1 hd driver, ... is there
> anything special I need to do in order to be able to add another one in?
> (like kernel re-config etc?)
Well, seeing as you've not said if the drive is an IDE drive, nor said
whether or not you're running a customized kernel, it's a little hard to
say.
Assuming you're using an IDE drive, it should be supported out of the
box.
- andrew
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