From owner-freebsd-mobile Tue Dec 22 01:12:14 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id BAA21067 for freebsd-mobile-outgoing; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 01:12:14 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from minnie.comp.cs.gunma-u.ac.jp ([133.8.10.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id BAA21060 for ; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 01:12:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from dcs@newsguy.com) Received: from newsguy.com (hercules.comp.cs.gunma-u.ac.jp [133.8.10.23]) by minnie.comp.cs.gunma-u.ac.jp (8.8.8+2.7Wbeta7/3.6W03/23/98) with ESMTP id SAA00557 for ; Tue, 22 Dec 1998 18:09:06 +0900 (JST) Message-ID: <367F6334.53B5AE30@newsguy.com> Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 18:15:32 +0900 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en,pt-BR,ja MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: New hd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Here is my problem: I currently own a Compaq Presario 1621 (japanese version). The hd of this computer is full with Windows, applications and data. I'd like to install freebsd-current to do some work with the new three phase boot, but I want to keep all the data I have in the hd. Since the freebsd will only be used for limited purposes, I'm prepared to accept a less than optimal environment (to the extent, for example, of booting with a floppy disk). Though it was suggested to me replacing the internal hd with a bigger one, I'd have no way of transfering the data from the old hd, so I'm left with using an external hd. My first thought, a PCMCIA scsi card, was dealt a rather cruel blow when I was told no PCMCIA scsi card was supported under FreeBSD as yet. :-( So... anyone care to give any suggestions? -- Daniel C. Sobral (8-DCS) dcs@newsguy.com You can't modify a constant, float upstream, win an argument with the IRS, or satisfy this compiler To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message