Date: Tue, 24 Dec 1996 17:16:01 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Dave Babler <dbabler@Rigel.orionsys.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Adding a new disk Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.961224171406.267C-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961222140103.407A-100000@Rigel.orionsys.com>
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On Sun, 22 Dec 1996, Dave Babler wrote: > I just added a new WD 1.6GB IDE disk to my 2.1.5-STABLE. I read the FAQ, > which unfortunately describes behavior of /stand/sysinstall contrary to > mine (there is no "expert mode" as described in the FAQ, and none of the > steps was really a good fit, especially the part that said to exit WITHOUT > comitting any changes). At any rate, I reverted to the man pages and the > "Running FreeBSD" book. What I did was: [...] Apparently the FAQ is outdated (surprise!). You may want to look at the instruction set I have. It may just echo Complete, but it's another procedure. The 'compatibility mode' instructions are at: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/dwhite/makedisk.txt If this disk is going to be dedicated to FreeBSD, use these: http://resnet.uoregon.edu/dwhite/makedisk2.txt These are saved messages. If I get time or bored enough, I'll put these into good enough shape to submit. Now I just need some disks to test them on. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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