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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.wildstar.net!news.ececs.uc.edu!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.sprintlink.net!news-peer.sprintlink.net!arclight.uoregon.edu!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: New harddrive how to ? Date: 20 Sep 1996 01:47:43 +0100 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 17 Message-ID: <51spjf$1a0@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <51s792$kb@Steinlager.tip.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Patrik Astrom (astrom@interact.se) wrote: : Hello !!! : Im trying to put a second harddrive on my FreeBSD machine, but i have : not been able to get information how to configure this new harddrive. : This is a Wester Digital Caviar 8250 IDE drive, and i was wondering if : someone could point out to me how to install this new drive or where : to get information aboat it.. Run /stand/sysinstall, go into the custom setup and fdisk & disklabel the new drive. You can then put your new partitions in /etc/fstab. I can't remember if sysinstall newfs's the partitions - if it doesn't, do it manually :) -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....