Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 20:45:43 -0400 (EDT) From: "Christopher W. Aiken" <cwaiken@icubed.com> To: Jim couch <jcouch@netdoor.com> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: sysctl variable hw.ata.wc Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.32.0106242041140.43224-100000@users.icubed.com> In-Reply-To: <01062415502101.00699@katana.amberskogg.dns2go.com>
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On Sun, 24 Jun 2001, Jim couch wrote: :)If I turn this on at boot time with set hw.ata.wc=1 at the boot prompt does :)this only last till I reboot or is it persistent? If it is not persistent how :)do I go about enableing it so that I don't have to interrupt boot-up each :)time to tun it on?? Jim, I just found out myself that the default value of hw.ata.wc=0. As root edit the /boot/default/loader.conf file and add hw.ata.wc="1" . Then the value will be set at each boot. As long as the value is "0" my machine is a "dog". to verify the setting after a boot, issue: sysctl -a | grep ata -- -=[cwa]=- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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