On Dec 6, 2007 9:46 PM, Fred A. Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry I didn't "report" back on this subject sooner.....been VERY busy! > Someone else here said that Linux doesn't handle plug and play ESATA nor > SATA yet, and that is quite right. It's obviously an area that needs to > be addressed SOON as more and more new boxen are being produced with > ESATA connections. > > You have to restart the system with power to the external hard drive and > the ESATA port connected for it to work. Once you disconnect the drive, > you'll get a "smart" error telling you that the drive is about to > fail......annoying but that's about it. > > Fred
Fred, What exactly is your complaint? Because 10.3 should have pretty complete hot-swap capability. Or is a lack of automation your complant. ie. this works now: plug / manually mount / do work / manually unmount / unplug Repeat (possibly with a new /dev/sdX name even for the same drive). The issue I would like to see solved is hot swap of eSata drives in a Raid array with auto detection and rebuild etc. Currently the /dev/sdX name changes and the raid logic does not understand that a failed drive was replaced. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
