Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 19:50:30 -0600 (CST) From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@tumbolia.com> To: BSD Blood <bsdblood@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: wd & ata Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0103291948210.50877-100000@shell-3.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <F38xVY60mJWEsBk31TZ0000f28b@hotmail.com>
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2001, BSD Blood wrote: :Hello. : I'm using FreeBSD 4.1. My kernel contains the ata driver for the IDE :controllers. I understand that the ata driver has replaced the wd driver. My :question is:- : :1. Are there any / Do I need to use certain flags to enable LBA, DMA, etc. :features like for the wd driver? Or is this done automatically by the ata :driver? No, you don't need to do anything. The ata driver will do the fastest rate that the drive, controller, and cable support. You should build entries in /dev for ad?, and update your /etc/fstab to use tehm, if you ahve't done so already. Also, this is not really a -hackers question. It belongs in -questions. And please don't cross post between the lists. -- dscheidt@tumbolia.com Bipedalism is only a fad. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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