Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2004 13:04:40 -0500 From: Dan Nelson <dnelson@allantgroup.com> To: Tadimeti Keshav <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: camcontrol start vs load Message-ID: <20040407180439.GD6715@dan.emsphone.com> In-Reply-To: <20040407175143.26175.qmail@web25007.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> References: <20040407175143.26175.qmail@web25007.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>
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In the last episode (Apr 07), Tadimeti Keshav said: > HI, > Is the following sequence to mount a firewire Hard > disk correct? > a. camcontrol devlist -v > b. camcontrol start da0 (provided it is recognized) > c. mount_msdosfs /dev/da0 /<my_mount_point> > > Is this all needed to mount this HDD? > > secondly, should I use camcontrol start or camcontrol > load? "start" tells the drive to spin up, so if it's already running you don't need it. "load" is more for things like tape drives or CD-ROMs where you have a magazine or tray that can be loaded/ejected. -- Dan Nelson dnelson@allantgroup.com
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