Tag Archives: FreeBSD

ZFS – Finally back on OpenSolaris

Havoc! Let me summarise my long list of problems with my custom PC. The spec is roughly: ASUS P5KPL-AM Motherboard, with Intel Core2Duo processor 3x Western Digital 1TB hard drives, WD10EADS (SATA) 1x Western Digital WD160GB, SATAIII HDD, DVD burner … Continue reading

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FreeBSD with ZFS

So I got FreeBSD 7.1 w/ ZFS on my root file system working like a charm. I followed the instructions at www.ish.com.au, with some exceptions, which follow after the break. The cool thing? 1,860 GB of storage space. 930 GB … Continue reading

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OpenSolaris vs FreeBSD .. .which do I go for?

Dilemma! I’m setting up a home NAS … but do I return to my FreeBSD roots or shall I try something new and go with OpenSolaris? Both are Open Source, both have excellent communities etc. And most importantly? Both have … Continue reading

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