Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 11:06:17 -0400 From: "Simon" <simon@optinet.com> To: "freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org" <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org>, "Magdalinin Kirill" <bsdforumen@hotmail.com> Cc: "questions@freebsd.org" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: turning off write cache on SCSI drive Message-ID: <20011004150629.3264337B40A@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <F176S0aWrz4ePpKQoCl00012afe@hotmail.com>
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What controller are you using? most allow you to do this from their BIOS. Otherwise, as you said, you can use camcontrol. Search the mail archives for write cache off, you will find posting that give exact command. -Simon On Thu, 04 Oct 2001 19:01:21 +0400, Magdalinin Kirill wrote: >Hello, > >some mail posts on softupdates says that turning off write cache is >prerequisite for it. > >How can I accomplish it on freebsd? As far as I know >there is camcontrol utility, but it's usage is quite >difficult for me to understand. > >I stuck the drive into another box and turned off >write cache using raid controler bios setup, but >it's uclear if this setting is still active. > >The other way I can think of it is turning it off >under Win2K. Yet how can I check write cache status >under FreeBSD? > >thanks, > >Kirill Magdalinin >bsdforumen@hotmail.com > >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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