From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 28 05:39:31 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1155B16A526 for ; Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:39:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from david+dated+1165112671.9ff16f@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (3s1.com [209.161.205.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8336452AA for ; Tue, 28 Nov 2006 04:46:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from david+dated+1165112671.9ff16f@skytracker.ca) Received: from 3s1.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by 3s1.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id kAS2OZRG010167 for ; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:24:35 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david+dated+1165112671.9ff16f@skytracker.ca) Received: (from david@localhost) by 3s1.com (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id kAS2OVWW010150 for questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:24:31 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from david+dated+1165112671.9ff16f@skytracker.ca) X-Authentication-Warning: 3s1.com: david set sender to david+dated+1165112671.9ff16f@skytracker.ca using -f Received: by 3s1.com (tmda-sendmail, from uid 1000); Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:24:31 -0500 Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 21:24:30 -0500 To: questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20061128022430.GA8664@skytracker.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Delivery-Agent: TMDA/1.1.5 (Fettercairn) From: David Banning Cc: Subject: secondary ide drive setup X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 05:39:31 -0000 I am attempting to setup a secondary ide drive. I have configured the entire 305MB drive for storage. I used /stand/sysinstall and -it- issued the command ; /bin/sh -c newfs -b 16384 -f 2048 /dev/ad2s1e which seems very disk intensive and is taking a long time. I am wondering if this is right. I just want to use the second drive as a storage folder for backing up the main drive. The disklabel editor shows it as Disk: ad2 Partition name: ad2s1 Free: 0 blocks (0MB) Part Mount Size Newfs Part Mount Size Newfs ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- ad2s1e /uusr 305242MBUFS+S Y This configuration issued the command as above; /bin/sh -c newfs -b 16384 -f 2048 /dev/ad2s1e How long should newfs take for a 305 MB drive?