[SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive

Ken Hansen n2vip at bellatlantic.net
Mon Aug 28 16:42:58 CDT 2000


Depends on the OS level as well, I think Solaris 2.6 is different than
Solaris 2.5.X - I think Solaris 2.6 uses filespace in a partition, while
Solaris 2.5.X and earlier use a dedicated partition (IIRC).

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Krzaczek" <boba at cis.rit.edu>
To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [SPARCbook] MobileStor 6400SCSI drive


> On Mon, 28 Aug 2000, Mike Ekholm wrote:
> ; I am thinkin of getting the MobileStor 6400SCSI (6.4gb IDE drive with
> ; converter) from powerbook1.com, and I was wondering if anyone had any
> ; thought on these drives. Worth it?
>
> Yup.
>
> Nothing but good experience with it on my GX.
>
> Just be sure to read the FAQ, I think it mentions that in order for
> Solaris CPR to function correctly on systems with larger drivers, you've
> got to keep the root partition under a certain size (a few gig, I think).
>
> // boba
>
>
> --
> // Bob Krzaczek, RIT Center for Imaging Science, <krz at cis.rit.edu>
>
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