Re: [cobalt-users] Maximum HD size for Mips system.html

["steelhead-mobile" <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Beaumont" <chris@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Steelhead" <bill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 12:07 AM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Maximum HD size for Mips system.html


> I've heard of drives as big as 250 Mb being used successfully on
> NetBSD's port-cobalt for mips. It should recognize the size. Its a
> pretty smart kernel.
>
> Performance is visibly better than Linux 2.0 too. if you are using a
> Qube, though, powering a second drive can sometimes be problematic,
> because the power supplies aren't that beefy. Some are better than
> others. Best to have a single, large drive.
>
> Chris
>
>
> On Sunday, January 18, 2004, at 11:39  PM, steelhead-mobile wrote:
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> > [cobalt-users] Maximum HD size for Mips system?According to the message
> > below 32 mb is max.  No problem.  Just wondering what would happen if a
> > larger drive were used?  Extra space ignored? Data errors?  Total
> > collapse?
> > And would it matter if it were installed as a second drive? (HD1)
> >
> > Thanks
> > bill
>

That is nice, but these boxen are used for Mail primarily because of the
easy interface, we have NetBSD on some servers and love it.  Use of NetBSD
would defeat the one use left for the raq2.