> In the SCSI controller BIOS setup, low-level format the drive using
> your new controller. The drive was apparently low-level formatted on
> on different controller, or simply contains a manufacturers' test
> pattern. If you don't have a controller that shows a startup
> window that says "^B or ^A to enter setup.." or something like
> that, you need to format the drive on some machine that does.
Wouldn't `scsiformat' utility from 'scsiinfo' package be sufficient for
this task? This would allow disks to be formatted without troubles
regardless of the firmware capabilities.
-- + Maciej W. Rozycki, Technical University of Gdansk, Poland + +--------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl, PGP key available +
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