On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 11:09:01AM -0800, Don Lewis wrote:
> On 21 Jan, Erik Trulsson wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 08:31:06AM -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote:
>
> >> For servers that lack solid backup power (not a 10 minute
> >> UPS), I would probably turn it off. But for most systems it is proba
On 21 Jan, Erik Trulsson wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 08:31:06AM -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote:
>> For servers that lack solid backup power (not a 10 minute
>> UPS), I would probably turn it off. But for most systems it is probably
>> worth the risks.
>
> A 10 minute UPS should be plenty for tha
On Fri, 2005-Jan-21 09:28:37 -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote:
>10 minutes (or even 1 minute) would be fine IF you have the system
>shutdown when the main power fails, but if the system is unattended and
>active and power goes out, it will simply keep going until the UPS dies
>and will still leave your d
> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:49:29 +0100
> From: Erik Trulsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 08:31:06AM -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:53:12 +1300
> > > From: Mark Kirkwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > Jim C. Nasby w
On Fri, Jan 21, 2005 at 08:31:06AM -0800, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:53:12 +1300
> > From: Mark Kirkwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> > > Question one: how do I disable write caching on IDE drives? I know the
> > > setting
> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 20:53:12 +1300
> From: Mark Kirkwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> > Question one: how do I disable write caching on IDE drives? I know the
> > setting is hw.ata.wc=0, but where do I put that? In loader.conf? This is
> > FreeBSD
Jim C. Nasby wrote:
Question one: how do I disable write caching on IDE drives? I know the
setting is hw.ata.wc=0, but where do I put that? In loader.conf? This is
FreeBSD 4.10, btw.
In /boot/loader.conf will do it.
Also, has any thought been given to making the default 0, like it is for
SCSI devic
At 04:39 PM 20/01/2005, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
Question one: how do I disable write caching on IDE drives? I know the
setting is hw.ata.wc=0, but where do I put that? In loader.conf? This is
FreeBSD 4.10, btw.
Yes, you can put it in there.
Also, has any thought been given to making the default 0, like
Question one: how do I disable write caching on IDE drives? I know the
setting is hw.ata.wc=0, but where do I put that? In loader.conf? This is
FreeBSD 4.10, btw.
Also, has any thought been given to making the default 0, like it is for
SCSI devices? I'm honestly surprised and disappointed that the
