From owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 5 16:11:43 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 D868F106566B for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:11:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) Received: from ns1.jnielsen.net (ns1.jnielsen.net [69.55.238.237]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBD578FC15 for ; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:11:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) Received: from max.local (rrcs-74-218-226-253.se.biz.rr.com [74.218.226.253]) (authenticated bits=0) by ns1.jnielsen.net (8.12.9p2/8.12.9) with ESMTP id m85GBc1r094824; Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:11:39 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from lists@jnielsen.net) From: John Nielsen To: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:12:29 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.9 References: <200809051518.m85FILKc012983@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: <200809051518.m85FILKc012983@fire.js.berklix.net> X-Face: #X5#Y*q>F:]zT!DegL3z5Xo'^MN[$8k\[4^3rN~wm=s=Uw(sW}R?3b^*f1Wu*.<=?utf-8?q?of=5F4NrS=0A=09P*M/9CpxDo!D6?=)IY1w<9B1jB; tBQf[RU-R<,I)e"$q7N7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200809051212.29727.lists@jnielsen.net> X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88.4, clamav-milter version 0.88.4 on ns1.jnielsen.net X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: Julian Stacey Subject: Re: 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 16:11:43 -0000 On Friday 05 September 2008, Julian Stacey wrote: > 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. Might require a custom kernel (to remove umass), but you could try atausb instead to give you a more native interface to the drive. What you'd do to format it from there I'm not sure but perhaps you know. JN