From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 5 14:59:10 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B83D1065673 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:59:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from westr@connection.ca) Received: from nc-tor-mail2.connection.ca (nc-tor-mail2.connection.ca [205.207.122.27]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A3BF8FC1C for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:59:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from westr@connection.ca) Received: from localhost (external.tor.connection.ca [216.234.38.18]) by nc-tor-mail2.connection.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5736574E60E for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:59:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:57:05 -0400 From: Ross Organization: Network Connection X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Message-ID: <1741743380.20080905105705@connection.ca> To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <200809051448.m85Em223012180@fire.js.berklix.net> References: Your message "Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:56:53 EDT." <200809050956.53652.lists@jnielsen.net> <200809051448.m85Em223012180@fire.js.berklix.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re[2]: how to format an ide hard disc in a usb enclosure X-BeenThere: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Ross List-Id: SCSI subsystem List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:59:10 -0000 JS> Thanks to both for trying, but I still hope for a 1st usefull response. JS> Repeat: Can FreeBSD generate & pass scsi commands JS> over USB that a ISB to IDE enclosure will take & use to format. Do you know about "camcontrol" - it allows you to issue pretty well any scsi command to devices. Whether it'll do it over a usb device, I don't know - I've never tried. Ross. --