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From: kmchan@cs.hku.hk (K.M. Chan)
Subject: Installing a new SCSI disk
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Date: Thu, 25 Aug 1994 15:23:51 GMT
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Hi,
I want to have some hints about installing a new SCSI-2 harddisk into
my 486 computer. Currently, I have only one small SCSI (possibly SCSI-1)
harddisk in my PC. I partitioned it into a DOS and a FreeBSD. Since I
require UNIX so often, I boot DOS only when I insert a DOS boot floopy.
In other times, I boot FreeBSD from the harddisk directly. Now, I get
a new SCSI-2 harddisk. It is > 1 GB and external one. I have some
questions about installing it on my PC.
/* NOTE: I use Adaptec 1542C SCSI card */
1. i currently want to make the new harddisk to be FreeBSD format and
then mount it to the existing FreeBSD so that i can get more space
WITHOUT affecting current set up. what are the steps i need to do ?
Moreover, when i format the new harddisk using freeBSD commands,
should i follow the DOS's geometry (i.e. the no. of heads, sector,
etc.)
2. If i want to transfer the existing FreeBSD on my old SCSI harddisk
to the new one and change the old SCSI to a complete DOS partiton,
what should i do to make a such transfer and how can i boot the
FreeBSD by default every time ?
3. If I cannot transfer the BSD from existing old SCSI harddisk to new
one and need to install the FreeBSD to new one from scratch,
what should i do to make during installation so that the new one
boot up UNIX every time by default.
Any suggestion are welcome to send to my internet a/c: kmchan@csd.hku.hk
Thanks you very much !
-- kmchan