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 /// -- andreas@knobel.gun.de /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ $$ Support Unix - aklemm@wup.de $$ pgp p-key http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-toplev.html >>> powered by <<< ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz >>> FreeBSD <<< "Ich bleibe bei der Aussage und trotze den Flames. :-)" Ulli Horlacher 02/96
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