From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 4 06:38:31 2003 Return-Path: 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 9787A16A4CE for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 06:38:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.mailbox.co.uk (smtp.mailbox.net.uk [195.82.125.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A10543F75 for ; Tue, 4 Nov 2003 06:38:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.hill@stjamessengirls.org.uk) Received: from [212.18.245.194] (helo=SJMOBILE11) by smtp.mailbox.co.uk with smtp (Exim 3.36 #1) id 1AH2KC-0008FB-00 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 04 Nov 2003 14:38:28 +0000 Message-ID: <002101c3a2e1$93b04550$0b00000a@SJMOBILE11> From: "Martyn Hill" To: "FreeBSD-questions" Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 14:40:21 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4927.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4927.1200 Subject: What support for USB2/Firewire External HDD in 4.8 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 14:38:31 -0000 Hi I have been trying to evaluate the support offered under 4.8 for external USB2/Firewire drives. I've browsed the firewire mailing list archive but am still left unsure. In particular, has anyone had experience or knowledge on the Adaptec "DuoConnect" AUA3020 PCI card (dual USB2 and Firewire) and an Amacom 40GB EZ2Disk (again, USB2 and Firewire) with FreeBSD? I wouldn't expect to be unmounting regularly - its really as part of a backup solution. Apologies if this has been answered before, I have scanned the questions list but didn't find quite the thing... TIA Martyn Hill Network Administrator St James Independent School London