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From: Lars Koeller <uphya001@odie.physik2.uni-rostock.de>
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To: peter@nmti.com
Subject: Re: WD1007 and FreeBSD, OK what's the magic?
In-Reply-To: Mail from 'peter@nmti.com (Peter da Silva)'
      dated: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 12:53:14 -0500 (CDT)
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   Hi!

>>       I have  similar problems (660MB disk, 1630  cyl, 15 hd, 53  sec), but
>>    with switching on   translation on the  wd1007  controller (16hd, 63sec)
>>    everything goes well! Also  the  geometry is  now correct determined  by
>>    sysinstall. You only have to  check not to  use more blocks of the hdisk
>>    than reported by the bootup message of the kernel!
>
>Hrm. How do I get the translation on? This card has no jumper at W6 (or
>whichever it is), just bare traces. HP special.
>

      First I think you have to enable  the controller BIOS (jumper on W3).
   There  should  NO jumper  installed  on W1/5-6 (if   it  exists) cause a
   installed jumper means  use physical disk  values!!  Then jump  into the
   controller BIOS (debug: g=CC00:5 if you BIOS is located at CC000) and go
   on to menue  point 7 "Change Drive  Type and Exit".  Choose with "+" and
   "-" the 63 SPT translation and exit. Your mainboard  BIOS should use for
   this disk the disk type 1 the WD1007 controller do the rest!

      A note: Never switch alternalte sector on (W1/11-12 should be open if
   alternate sector is disabled).

>> |> I bet the calculation for the location of the bad144 spare sectors is dead
>> |> wrong.
>
>It *looks* right. How can I tell if it's wrong?

        It really works without  problems  if you  make  no mistake before,
   e.g. make a partition with more blocks than the disk supports!

   Hope this helps!

   Good luck

   Lars

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