Date: Tue, 14 May 2013 16:27:16 -0700 From: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@tristatelogic.com> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hot Swapping SATA drive? Message-ID: <9663.1368574036@server1.tristatelogic.com> In-Reply-To: <20882.9169.697806.928200@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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In message <20882.9169.697806.928200@jerusalem.litteratus.org>, Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> wrote: >Ronald F. Guilmette writes: > >> I bought one of these things awhile ago: >> >> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LXJXSW/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=U >TF8&psc=1 > > I believe I have a similar object, only a) external (eSATA), b) >from a different manufacturer, and c) connected to a -CURRENT >system. I use it as a backup device. Yea, mine is internal, and real SATA. I wonder if that will make a difference. >> 1) Given a system running FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE, is anything bad >> gonna happen if I insert a drive into this thing while the system >> is running? Will I be able to mount partitions contained on the >> drive in question after I do so? > > That works for me. I need to re-scan the ata channel using >"atacontrol" but once that happens it's fine. Hummm... I tried "atacontrol info" and I got this: atacontrol: ATA_CAM option is enabled in kernel. Please use camcontrol instead. So I guess I need to use camcontrol instead. But what command? What were you using with atacontrol to "re-scan"? Was that "atacontrol attach"? I wonder what the camcontrol equivalent to that is. Nothing obvious is jumping out at me from the man page. > I am unable to check the BIOS settings on that MB (which may be >ASrock as well), but I don't believe I had to do anything other hand >make sure eSATA was enabled. OK. Thanks. I'm determined to try this, and to make it work. Now I just need to know what camcontrol command I should be using. Regards, rfg
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