Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 14:03:28 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith) Cc: imp@village.org, msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: optical drives Message-ID: <199704182103.OAA02799@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <199704180745.RAA24693@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Apr 18, 97 05:15:36 pm
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> > dump 0f /dev/rst0 /jaz ; scsiformat /jaz ; fdisk ; disklabel ; newfs /jaz > > mount /jaz ; restore -rf /dev/rst0 > > > > fixed it. > > Mine refused to read the filesystem (bad blocks in the metadata), but the > disk was expendable (scratch disk). However, it would fail a low-level > SCSI format command, so I was fairly sure it was _toast_. For what it is worth, I have had significant problems with the SCSI cable supplied with my external JAZ drive; apparently, they are building bad cables. Also, if you are relying on auto-termination, it only functions if you choose the correct SCSI connector (the top one on the JAZ drive). Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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