From owner-freebsd-scsi Sun Mar 1 21:17:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id VAA10879 for freebsd-scsi-outgoing; Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:17:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id VAA10874 for ; Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:17:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id VAA11201; Sun, 1 Mar 1998 21:14:27 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199803020514.VAA11201@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: obrien@NUXI.com cc: Mike Smith , Karl Denninger , scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: timeout when formatting 9GB Barracuda, scsi errors is missing time In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 01 Mar 1998 20:35:01 PST." <19980301203501.09596@nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 21:14:25 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > Er, rule 1: Do not perform a SCSI format on a disk unless you > > absolutely *MUST*. Disks are formatted at the factory under optimal > > conditions. You can't reproduce those anywhere else. > > What about for ancient (4 years+) you inherit? > Is a good idea to low level format them then? "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message