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Date:      Thu, 21 Mar 1996 07:53:08 +0100 (MET)
From:      Andreas Klemm <andreas@gun.de>
To:        terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert)
Cc:        dave@kachina.jetcafe.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Adding a damn 2nd disk
Message-ID:  <199603210653.HAA25788@gun.de>
In-Reply-To: <199603202022.NAA27703@phaeton.artisoft.com> from Terry Lambert at "Mar 20, 96 01:22:29 pm"

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> > ...
> > disklabel(5)             - disk pack label
> > disklabel(8)             - read and write disk pack label
> > disktab(5)               - disk description file
> > ...
> 
> Stop right there.
> 
> the concept of "disktab" is fundamentally flawed.  It assumes that
> it is not possible to determine the disk size from the controller,
> and it assumes uniform boundry recording for seek optimization.
[...]

But then I really have no idea, too, how to add a 2nd drive.
Ok, you are right with your statements. But is there currently
another way, to add a 2nd disk ? 

> The disktab should go.

Ok, would be fine, but what other way works *now* ?

Regards

	Andreas ///

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