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Re: 3 Novell Formatted ST41200NM's ( Follow up )
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Stephen E. Shipman)
Sun Nov 24 11:58:22 1996
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 1996 10:16:24 -0500 (EST)
From: "Stephen E. Shipman" <seshipma@wixer.syrinx.org>
To: "James W. Laferriere" <babydr@nwrain.net>
Cc: linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.93.961122232006.898E-100000@filesrv1.baby-dragons.com>
On Fri, 22 Nov 1996, James W. Laferriere wrote:
>
> Yes I tried the formating utility that came with the NCR Card
> but to no avail. It formatted fine but still wouldn't see the
> 20 missing cyl's.
>
> Under the sunos formatter I tried to format it with the
> Cyl's 1929/2, Hds 15, S/T 71, all it got me was the (approx.)
> error ,
> 'drive reports 1528.... blocks & is configurred for 1537.....'
> and lots of Sense code data from the format utilty.
>
> Speaking of low level formatters are there any in the PD ?
> Failing that the aft mentioned 'destructive test suite' ?
>
Hmm, so low-leveling the drive was a no-go, eh? I'm not sure about pub.
domain formatters/testers -- the testers tend to be pretty vendor
specific (which is why I mentioned Compaq's by name). Does the NCR card
have a test suite? All else failing it might be worth a call to SDI - I
don't have a number for them handy, but they're based in Milpitas, CA.
- Stephen Shipman
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