Subject: Re: disk types...
To: Brian Stark <bstark@siemens-psc.com>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/06/1998 13:56:01
Brian Stark writes:
> Sorry if this seems like a basic question, but I don't understand what 
> the "ST506" disk type is for. I am in the process of re-installing NetBSD 
> on my system and my previous disk labels said the type was "ST506". My 
> system has a 3.1 and a 2.0 GB EIDE-type drive installed. Is "ST506" 
> something I want to use with these devices? 

Select IDE. All new disks PC disks are [E]IDE or SCSI. Don't select
other stuff unless you know why you're doing it.

Perry