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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!yarrina.connect.com.au!news.mel.aone.net.au!imci4!newsfeed.internetmci.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!zeno.nscf.org!wa4phy.async.com!wa4phy.async.com!not-for-mail From: sam@wa4phy.async.com (S.W. Drinkard) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Adding in harddrives Date: 19 Mar 1996 18:38:00 -0500 Organization: Not very often Lines: 48 Message-ID: <4inggo$403@wa4phy.async.com> References: <4il3ip$pim@solaris.cc.vt.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: wa4phy.async.com X-Newsreader: NN version 6.5.0 grail@cray-ymp.acm.stuorg.vt.edu (Giao Nguyen) writes: >I was noticing that the FAQ was lacking in the section on how to add a new >harddrive in FreeBSD. Also, there seemed to be several questions posted to >this newsgroup in regards to the same concern. And while yes, you can sit >down with a calculator and a lot of technical information and figure it all >out, most users are going to be confused by the disklabel(8) program, there >is a hack of some sort to add new harddrives. Note #1 Computer (Unix literacy 101) Read the manpages (or a good book) and experiment on what works and what doesn't! If you don't understand a word, find a good technical dictionary. If that doesn't work, go back and read some more. If that still doesn't work read the docs/manpages again, and again, and again, and again, etc.. etc.. after 10 times, read them again. Works for me... Lots of problems with "things" is too many people want an instant answer for a "perceived" problem, yet they have no time to find out why for themselves. >Okay, here goes: >1) Install harddrive in (going through whatever you have to do). >2) Disconnect the old drive(s). >3) Set the new drive up so that the system will boot up with it. >4) Go through the FreeBSD installation procedure. >5) Partition and label the harddrive and note the slice information. >6) Somehow restart the computer. >7) Install the hardware exactly as you want it in normal operation. >8) Reboot FreeBSD. >Yes, there'll be a need to fsck(8) the all the new slices and manually edit >the /etc/fstab table. it works but it's not elegant. Does anyone have any idea >on how to improve this or a better way than messing around with all the >technical specs on the harddrive that you're installing. Refer to note #1 >Anyway, my two bits. Mine too.. -sam- -- World Traveler | International Lover | Casual Hero Wars Fought | Opressor of Champions | Revolutions Started Aligators Castrated | Virgins Converted | Governments Run