Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:18:21 +0200 From: "Julian Stacey" <jhs@berklix.org> To: Ross <westr@connection.ca> Cc: freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Re[2]: how to format an ide hard disc in a usb enclosure Message-ID: <200809051518.m85FILKc012983@fire.js.berklix.net> In-Reply-To: Your message "Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:57:05 EDT." <1741743380.20080905105705@connection.ca>
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Hi, Reference: > From: Ross <westr@connection.ca> > Reply-to: Ross <westr@connection.ca> > 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
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