Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 14:41:23 -0500 From: Christopher Masto <chris@netmonger.net> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Patch for src/sys/i386/isa/wd.c Message-ID: <19981027144123.A24749@netmonger.net> In-Reply-To: <36362011.1235F2E1@gorean.org>; from Studded on Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 11:33:37AM -0800 References: <3634F865.9755D2E7@bonn-online.com> <3635180F.BA6C6F92@gorean.org> <3636067E.7C2249A3@bonn-online.com> <36362011.1235F2E1@gorean.org>
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On Tue, Oct 27, 1998 at 11:33:37AM -0800, Studded wrote: > > > even like to see it in the boot message. More information provided to > > > the user is always a good thing. > > > > Why in the boot message? The kernel already prints the model name > > when probing the disks, if that's what you mean? > > Mine prints out: wd0: 1549MB (3173184 sectors), 3148 cyls, 16 heads, > 63 S/T, 512 B/S > As opposed to: > (ahc0:0:0): "IBM DCAS-34330W S65A" type 0 fixed SCSI 2 > sd0(ahc0:0:0): Direct-Access 4134MB (8467200 512 byte sectors) wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <WDC AC32500H> wd0: 2441MB (4999680 sectors), 4960 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S wdc0: unit 1 (atapi): <CD-ROM CDU311/3.0i>, removable, accel, dma, iordis If you're not getting that information during boot, and you're not getting it with the disklabel patch, perhaps your drive doesn't supply it. -- Christopher Masto Director of Operations S NetMonger Communications chris@netmonger.net info@netmonger.net SSS http://www.netmonger.net \_/ In a manner that would have left the robber barons of the late 19th century gaping in absolute awe, Microsoft is approaching something unprecedented: a monopoly that could well own the choke points of tomorrow's commerce and communications. - DAN GILLMOR, San Jose Mercury News Computing Editor To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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