Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Fri, 5 Jun 1998 23:31:45 -0400 (EDT) | | From | "Phil's Kernel Account" <> | | Subject | Re: UNBELIEVABLE linux story! |
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On Fri, 5 Jun 1998, Majdi Abbas wrote:
# I think what many people seem to be overlooking is that #hot or warm swapping IDE devices is only a recommended course of action #if you plan to take the next comet-obscured spaceship off the planet #along with your data. I've seen people kill motherboards this way.
Oh, I didn't say I'd recommend it.. I just said I've done it.
# If you must hot-swap: # * Use SCSI
but never seagate (see below)
# * Use bays designed for this end that will wait until # the bus is reasonably quiet and carefully remove the # device from the bus.
...because even tho the Seagate is in a hotswap tray, it'll most likely die the second you try to plug it back in. ;P
# Anything else is just asking for punishment. Personally, when #it's your responsibility to maintain a reliable system and protect the #data on it I wouldn't want to have to explain my involvement in a loss.
i have an easy way to explain my involvement in a loss. "i, uh, tripped." ;) seriously, tho.. hotswap IDE is fucking stupid. really REALLY stupid. now, scsi.. uh, i better not mention how i do that on this box.. }:) -Phil R. Jaenke (kernel@nls.net / prj@nls.net) TheGuyInCharge(tm), Ketyra Designs - We get paid to break stuff :) Linux pkrea.ketyra.INT 2.0.33 #15 Sat Apr 18 00:40:21 EDT 1998 i586 Linux eiterra.nls.net 2.1.98 #15 Fri May 1 18:21:00 EDT 1998 i586 - Linus says for 'brave people only.' I say 'keep a backup.' - :) ! I reserve the right to bill spammers for my time and disk space !
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