[SPARCbook] Sparcbook ATA drive formatting

[The Archimage]

OK, spill it -- what was the problem?  The fact you were using fdformat
instead of format?

The Archimage

On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, Martin Wedel wrote:

> Disregard....  Next time I'll get some caffeine in my system and look
> around some more before I ask....
> 
> btw, what's the largest hdd anyone has been able to use in their
> sparcbook? I know tadpole sells a 12G, but is there any OBP limitation to
> go above that?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> --
> Martin Wedel
> sun at minor-element.net
> http://www.minor-element.net/
> 
> On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Martin Wedel sr wrote:
> 
> > Someone please clue me in on formatting an ATA drive.
> > I try fdformat /dev/c1d0s0 and I get the error
> > 
> > fdformat: FDIOGCHAR failed, Inappropriate ioctl for device
> > 
> > The regular format command complains that it can't find a defect list, and
> > that one isn't supported on the device. I'm runnong 2.6 with all the
> > tadpole packages and patches, I can do a newfs on a previously formatted
> > drive, I just can't seem to get the zen for a format. I am pretty
> > sure that it's a syntax problem, but after fiddling with it for a
> > while, I can't think straight anymore. Help!
> > 
> > --
> > Martin Wedel
> > sun at minor-element.net
> > http://www.minor-element.net/
> > 
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