There is currently no support for native sata hotplug in OpenBSD, so this is expected.
On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 07:31:26PM +0200, Gerald Holl wrote: > Hello, > > I'm using OpenBSD 4.7 on an IBX 530 Intel Atom[1]. If I connect an > external SATA HDD it is not discovered and I have to reboot in order to > mount it. If I connect the same HDD by USB hotplug works as expected. Is > there a way to enable hotplug for eSATA devices on OpenBSD? Or is it > restricted by the hardware? > > cheers, > Gerald > > [1] > http://www.icpamerica.com/products/single_board_computers/embedded_systems/ibx_530_945GSE.html
