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From: rhughes2@lan.mcl.bdm.com (Ralph Hughes)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Help installing another disk drive
Date: 15 Sep 1995 22:02:31 GMT
Organization: BDM Technologies
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OK... 

Setting up FreeBSD 2.0.5 initially was no problem. 

NOW.... I need to add another hard drive.  It is a 500MB IDE interface that
should come up as wd0.
The system recognizes the device and fdisk *seems* to set up the partition 
OK (at lease DOS fdisk is able to recognize it)

However when I start to label the device, disklabel pitches a fit!

I pulled the FAQ on assigning disk space, but the references made to
sysinstall don't match the sysinstall utility on my server.
Am I missing something ??

I assume I should be referencing device wd1 (where the original HD was wd0)
rather that /dev/rwd1a or something like that.

If someone could run through the steps for adding a non-bootable storage
device, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

-- 
Ralph P. Hughes         (v) (334) 213-7816
BDM Technologies        rhughes2@bdm.com
Montgomery, AL