From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 27 23:49:59 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org 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 7586516A400 for ; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:49:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mark@antsclimbtree.com) Received: from ylpvm12.prodigy.net (ylpvm12-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.43]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E86BD43D46 for ; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:49:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mark@antsclimbtree.com) Received: from pimout3-ext.prodigy.net (pimout3-int.prodigy.net [207.115.4.218]) by ylpvm12.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k3RNnlbL022101 for ; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:49:48 -0400 X-ORBL: [69.232.30.131] Received: from lilbuddy.antsclimbtree.com (adsl-69-232-30-131.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net [69.232.30.131]) by pimout3-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.6 out.dk/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k3RNnuTc118550; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 19:49:57 -0400 Received: from adsl-66-122-112-170.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net ([66.122.112.170] helo=[192.168.1.120]) by lilbuddy.antsclimbtree.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.60 (FreeBSD)) (envelope-from ) id 1FZGFF-000KXL-Bu; Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:50:21 -0700 In-Reply-To: <60455B00-33A4-4DFD-B3E2-512834AC39FC@dpcsys.com> References: <33BF4116-4A55-4B03-8791-37B4B8ACEB52@antsclimbtree.com> <12AF2FD6-1149-4012-951A-84F55BB1A6F9@wisc.edu> <1CB7FDE1-DAC9-4CB5-8B22-294548AB9651@antsclimbtree.com> <4451305D.1090408@gmail.com> <133B7C75-2681-477B-BC08-1DCF129C28E4@antsclimbtree.com> <45F64E0B-B17B-4D4D-9D89-100E2D40EE57@antsclimbtree.com> <60455B00-33A4-4DFD-B3E2-512834AC39FC@dpcsys.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v749.3) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Mark Edwards Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:49:49 -0700 To: Dan Busarow X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.749.3) Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel Macs and FreeBSD? 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: Thu, 27 Apr 2006 23:49:59 -0000 On Apr 27, 2006, at 4:45 PM, Dan Busarow wrote: > > On Apr 27, 2006, at 4:59 PM, Mark Edwards wrote: > >> On Apr 27, 2006, at 2:21 PM, Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC wrote: >> >> That brings up an important point. I would want to hook up a >> USB2.0 or Firewire hard drive to the machine, either as a boot >> drive, a backup drive, or both (two drives). How is FreeBSD's >> support for USB or Firewire? Can one boot from these >> connections? Is it reliable enough for server use? > > We've got a FreeBSD 5.x NFS/Samba/AppleTalk file server at work > using Lacie firewire drives (purchased at the local Mac store in > keeping with the thread) Works great. Just replaced one of the > drives that was starting to report errors during rsync. Drive was > about 2 years old. The other drives are still going strong. > > Dan Does it boot from Firewire, or is that just for storage? Is the machine a Mac? An Intel Mac? Thanks! -- Mark Edwards