Re: Linux v/s Mac OS X?

[Mayuresh A Kathe <mayuresh@xxxxxxxx>]

Hi Dev,

Well how about this on a Mac:
1. Install new HD physically
2. Power up the system
3. If HD is OK, will be mounted, if not formatted, a dialog pops up
   asking you whether you would like to format it, just select the
   File System type and format.

That¹s it.

Next time you boot, the HD is there, no editing of any files required.
In fact, you could install the new HD without even touching the Keyboard,
just the single button Mickey do the work for you...

Warm Regards.

~Mayuresh


on 24/3/2001 9:56 PM, Devdas Bhagat at dodobh@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> On Fri, 23 Mar 2001, Mario da Costa spewed into the ether:
>> Most of it was crap, though the part of it does leave me wondering,
>> just how difficult is it to install a new hdd in linux ? can't be too
>> difficult maybe i'll give it a shot.
> Not difficult at all. Often enough it is just making sure that the HD
> is correctly plugged in that is tougher.
> 
> Install new HD physically.
> Let Bios detect it.
> su -
> fdisk /dev/hdx
> mkfs /dev/hdx[y]
> mkdir /mountpoint[y]
> vi /etc/fstab
> Add required lines
> mount -aF
> ^D
> 
> Devdas Bhagat
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