Date: Sat, 18 Nov 2000 02:16:02 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: gramster@bigfoot.com Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Accessing IDE HDD via USB Message-ID: <200011181016.eAIAG2F01884@mass.osd.bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 18 Nov 2000 10:56:29 %2B0200." <200011180856.KAA21490@wheelerz.mweb.co.za>
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> Hi all
>
> I have recently bought a IDE HDD casing which has a USB interface. This
> comes with Windows drivers which allow me to see the first partition
> (FAT 32 C: drive) as a normal drive. However, I can't see the extended
> partition, or, of course, the FreeBSD partition.
>
> Are then any plans in the works to support this kind of hardware under
> FreeBSD? It would be great if FreeBSD supported this, and also allowed
> all the partitions of various types to be accessed and mounted.
>
> FYI the casing is made by a company called Datafab (www.datafab.com), and
> has an ASIC chip with their name on it inside.
If you're lucky, it'll Just Work; if not, chances are fairly good that
it's still standards-compliant. You should talk to Nick Hibma (who may
not be listening here - n_hibma@freebsd.org) to see what he thinks you
should try next.
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people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt]
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