On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:46:30 -0500, Fred A. Miller wrote: >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.
Oh come on Fred! It's far less serious then you make it to be. >You have to restart the system with power to the external hard drive and >the ESATA port connected for it to work. No! You just need to initiate a rescan which, AFAIK, you can do without a reboot. >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. Yes, because you also have to initiate a bus rescan for the system to notice that the drive has gone. Philipp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
