Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:00:22 +0800 From: John <summer@computerdatasafe.com.au> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Which disk is which Message-ID: <4133A376.1010904@computerdatasafe.com.au> In-Reply-To: <200408301432.i7UEWGK08878@clunix.cl.msu.edu> References: <200408301432.i7UEWGK08878@clunix.cl.msu.edu>
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Jerry McAllister wrote: >>I've booted a 5.2.1 miniinstall CD and got to the point where I choose which >>disk to install onto. >> >>My choices are >>ad0 >>da0 >> >>Great. How do I know which disk is which? > > > OK ad0 would be the first ide drive and da0 would be the first SCSI > drive or maybe the first USB drive. > Thanks Jerry > >> _I_ could work it out if the panel >>displayed information such as >>Brand >>Capacity >> >>Note: DOS names would be worse than useless because I don't use DOS, and the >>BIOS doesn't detect all my drives. > > > If your BIOS doesn't detect your drives you have problems to deal > with before you get to installing FreeBSD. > > >>The website doesn't help. >> >>I'm not on any list. Please respond by >>a) Fixing the web page >>b) Mailing me the necessary info (eg the fixed page when it's done) in case I >>can't discover by other means which is which. > > > Try not giving orders to volunteers. It is tacky and won't get > you anywhere. Maybe you should learn enough to fix the DOC yourself > and submit a change. I'm new to FreeBSD and this is my first look at it. I think your suggestion a little tacky. I'm sorry that you felt I was giving orders, that was not my intent. In my defence though, as I said in another post, thought I was talking directly to someone responsible for the content, and explaining that I find that content confusing.
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