From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 5 15:18:47 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 52652106567D for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:18:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from flat.berklix.org (flat.berklix.org [83.236.223.115]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D36E58FC23 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 15:18:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from js.berklix.net (p549A73D7.dip.t-dialin.net [84.154.115.215]) (authenticated bits=0) by flat.berklix.org (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m85FIfl8092215; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:18:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (fire.js.berklix.net [192.168.91.41]) by js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m85FIULd033036; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:18:30 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@berklix.org) Received: from fire.js.berklix.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by fire.js.berklix.net (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m85FILKc012983; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 17:18:26 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from jhs@fire.js.berklix.net) Message-Id: <200809051518.m85FILKc012983@fire.js.berklix.net> To: Ross From: "Julian Stacey" Organization: http://berklix.com BSD Unix Linux Consultancy, Munich Germany User-agent: EXMH on FreeBSD http://berklix.com/free/ X-URL: http://berklix.com In-reply-to: Your message "Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:57:05 EDT." <1741743380.20080905105705@connection.ca> Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:18:21 +0200 Sender: jhs@berklix.org Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 List-Id: SCSI subsystem List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:18:47 -0000 Hi, Reference: > From: Ross > Reply-to: Ross > Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 10:57:05 -0400 > Message-id: <1741743380.20080905105705@connection.ca> Ross wrote: > > 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. Thanks Ross, per my original post: camcontrol format da0 You are about to REMOVE ALL DATA from the following device: camcontrol: scsiformat: error sending inquiry camcontrol format 3:0:0 You are about to REMOVE ALL DATA from the following device: camcontrol: scsiformat: error sending inquiry yes I tried it, though I'm not experienced with it either, I'm hoping someone here on scsi@ might know if it shoudl work over USB bus (or if no one knows I could later ask on usb@ list. Cheers, Julian -- Julian Stacey: BSDUnixLinux C Prog Admin SysEng Consult Munich www.berklix.com Mail plain ASCII text. HTML & Base64 text are spam. www.asciiribbon.org