[Suns-at-Home] U60 does not like a 300GB USB HD
Mike Pepe
lamune@doki-doki.net
Tue, 29 May 2007 21:10:16 -0700
Mauricio Tavares wrote:
> I have this WD3200 (300GB?) ATA HD in a USB/FW box which I connected
> to my U60. Now, when I try to format/partition it, it seems that Sol10
> is having a hard time figuring it out, so I first took it to a Linux box
> so to get its specs and then brought it back to the U60 and feed that
> info. As you can see below, it seemed to have taken it:
>
> # format -e
> Searching for disks...done
>
>
> AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
> 0. c0t0d0 <IBM-IC35L036UCDY10-0-S23C cyl 36313 alt 2 hd 3 sec 658>
> /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@0,0
> 1. c0t1d0 <QUANTUM-ATLAS10K3_73_SCA-020W cyl 31014 alt 2 hd 8 sec
> 579>
> /pci@1f,4000/scsi@3/sd@1,0
> 2. c2t0d0 <drive type unknown>
> /pci@1f,4000/usb@2,3/hub@6/storage@4/disk@0,0
> 3. c4t0d0 <drive type unknown>
> /pci@1f,4000/usb@2,3/storage@5/disk@0,0
> Specify disk (enter its number): 3
>
>
>
> AVAILABLE DRIVE TYPES:
> 0. Auto configure
> 1. Quantum ProDrive 80S
> 2. Quantum ProDrive 105S
> 3. CDC Wren IV 94171-344
> 4. SUN0104
> 5. SUN0207
> 6. SUN0327
> 7. SUN0340
> 8. SUN0424
> 9. SUN0535
> 10. SUN0669
> 11. SUN1.0G
> 12. SUN1.05
> 13. SUN1.3G
> 14. SUN2.1G
> 15. SUN2.9G
> 16. Zip 100
> 17. Zip 250
> 18. Peerless 10GB
> 19. IBM-IC35L036UCDY10-0-S23C
> 20. QUANTUM-ATLAS10K3_73_SCA-020W
> 21. other
> Specify disk type (enter its number): 21
> Enter number of data cylinders: 38913
> Enter number of alternate cylinders[2]:
> Enter number of physical cylinders[38915]:
> Enter number of heads: 255
> Enter physical number of heads[default]:
> Enter number of data sectors/track: 63
> Enter number of physical sectors/track[default]:
> Enter rpm of drive[3600]: 7200
> Enter format time[default]:
> Enter cylinder skew[default]:
> Enter track skew[default]:
> Enter tracks per zone[default]:
> Enter alternate tracks[default]:
> Enter alternate sectors[default]:
> Enter cache control[default]:
> Enter prefetch threshold[default]:
> Enter minimum prefetch[default]:
> Enter maximum prefetch[default]:
> Enter disk type name (remember quotes): "Western Digital Caviar SE
> WD3200JB 320GB"
> selecting c4t0d0
> [disk formatted]
>
>
> FORMAT MENU:
> disk - select a disk
> type - select (define) a disk type
> partition - select (define) a partition table
> current - describe the current disk
> format - format and analyze the disk
> repair - repair a defective sector
> label - write label to the disk
> analyze - surface analysis
> defect - defect list management
> backup - search for backup labels
> verify - read and display labels
> save - save new disk/partition definitions
> inquiry - show vendor, product and revision
> scsi - independent SCSI mode selects
> cache - enable, disable or query SCSI disk cache
> volname - set 8-character volume name
> !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return
> quit
> format> s
> `s' is ambiguous.
> format> sa
> Saving new disk and partition definitions
> Enter file name["./format.dat"]: ~raub/format.dat
> Cannot open `~raub/format.dat' - No such file or directory
> format>
> format> sa
> Saving new disk and partition definitions
> Enter file name["./format.dat"]:
> format> p
>
>
> PARTITION MENU:
> 0 - change `0' partition
> 1 - change `1' partition
> 2 - change `2' partition
> 3 - change `3' partition
> 4 - change `4' partition
> 5 - change `5' partition
> 6 - change `6' partition
> 7 - change `7' partition
> select - select a predefined table
> modify - modify a predefined partition table
> name - name the current table
> print - display the current table
> label - write partition map and label to the disk
> !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return
> quit
> partition> p
> Current partition table (Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JB 3):
> Total disk cylinders available: 38913 + 2 (reserved cylinders)
>
> Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
> 0 root wm 0 - 16 133.35MB (17/0/0) 273105
> 1 swap wu 17 - 33 133.35MB (17/0/0) 273105
> 2 backup wu 0 - 38912 298.09GB (38913/0/0) 625137345
> 3 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
> 4 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
> 5 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
> 6 usr wm 34 - 38912 297.83GB (38879/0/0) 624591135
> 7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
>
> partition>
>
> I do some massaging and create just one partition for me to play with:
>
> partition> 0
> Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
> 0 root wm 0 - 16 133.35MB (17/0/0) 273105
>
> Enter partition id tag[root]: ?
> Expecting one of the following: (abbreviations ok):
> unassigned boot root swap
> usr backup stand var
> home alternates reserved
>
> Enter partition id tag[root]: un
> Enter partition permission flags[wm]:
> Enter new starting cyl[0]:
> Enter partition size[273105b, 17c, 16e, 133.35mb, 0.13gb]: 290GB
> Please specify units in either b(blocks), c(cylinders), e(end cylinder),
> m(megabytes) or g(gigabytes)
> Enter partition size[273105b, 17c, 16e, 133.35mb, 0.13gb]: 290g
> partition> p
> Current partition table (unnamed):
> Total disk cylinders available: 38913 + 2 (reserved cylinders)
>
> Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
> 0 unassigned wm 0 - 37857 290.01GB (37858/0/0) 608188770
> 1 unassigned wu 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
> 2 backup wu 0 - 38912 298.09GB (38913/0/0) 625137345
> 3 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
> 4 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
> 5 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
> 6 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
> 7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
>
> partition> 0
> Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
> 0 unassigned wm 0 - 37857 290.01GB (37858/0/0) 608188770
>
> Enter partition id tag[unassigned]:
> Enter partition permission flags[wm]:
> Enter new starting cyl[0]:
> Enter partition size[608188770b, 37858c, 37857e, 296967.19mb, 290.01gb]:
> partition> ?
> [...]
>
> But, when I try to format it, it barks at me:
>
> format> fo
> Ready to format. Formatting cannot be interrupted.
> Continue? y
> Beginning format. The current time is Sun May 27 21:59:10 2007
>
> Formatting...
> Format failed
>
>
> Anything I may be doing wrong?
> _______________________________________________
> Suns-at-Home mailing list
> Suns-at-Home@net-kitchen.com
> http://www.net-kitchen.com/mailman/listinfo/suns-at-home
I doubt the USB-IDE bridge in the USB box implements that particular
SCSI command to perform a media format.
Try making the filesystem(s) after labeling the disk. It'll probably
work fine. The format isn't necessary.
-Mike