Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 11:20:37 -0700 From: "Tomlinson, Drew" <Drew.Tomlinson@lc.ca.gov> To: 'David Banning' <david@banning.com>, "'questions@freebsd.org'" <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: changing unix disk to slave - drive problem Message-ID: <8C224DC088D8D111B67D0000F67AC17E029C514C@ldcmsx01.lc.ca.gov>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] > -----Original Message----- > From: David Banning [mailto:david@www3.pacific-pages.com] > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 4:10 PM > To: questions@freebsd.org > Subject: changing unix disk to slave - drive problem [snip] > I'm not sure the significance of wd versus ad - the Stable 4.0 > version I upgraded from earlier versions used wd0 and wd1 > while the Stable 4.0 I just installed from cdrom uses ad0 > and ad1. Sorry I can't help with the real problem but I can shed a little light on the device naming. I have seen posts on this board that say that the devices changed from wd to ad between 3.4 and 4.0. There is a reason for this change but I don't remember what it is. However, it's my understanding that for everyday purposes, nothing has changed except the name. Drew [-- Attachment #2 --] <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2650.12"> <TITLE>RE: changing unix disk to slave - drive problem</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> From: David Banning [<A HREF="mailto:david@www3.pacific-pages.com">mailto:david@www3.pacific-pages.com</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 4:10 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> To: questions@freebsd.org</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> Subject: changing unix disk to slave - drive problem</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>[snip]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> I'm not sure the significance of wd versus ad - the Stable 4.0</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> version I upgraded from earlier versions used wd0 and wd1</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> while the Stable 4.0 I just installed from cdrom uses ad0 </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>> and ad1.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Sorry I can't help with the real problem but I can shed a little light on the device naming. I have seen posts on this board that say that the devices changed from wd to ad between 3.4 and 4.0. There is a reason for this change but I don't remember what it is. However, it's my understanding that for everyday purposes, nothing has changed except the name.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Drew</FONT> </P> </BODY> </HTML>
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