salmi@dicome.UUCP (john salmi) (07/09/86)
hi again, net. another problem. the scenario... vax 11/785 running ultrix 1.1 (please, no flames about running 1.2). fuji eagle (2351a) hanging off of an emulex sc7000. the eagle worked magnificently on a vax 750 running 4.2. after the transition from the 750 to the 785, the eagle got sick. here is a ``script'' session from a /etc/newfs ... > Script started on Wed Jul 9 10:06:01 1986 > # > # /etc/chpt -q /dev/rhp0c > /dev/rhp0c > Current partition table: > partition bottom top size overlap > a 0 15883 15884 c,f,g,h > b 16058 49497 33440 c,f,g > c 0 808319 808320 a,b,d,e,f,g,h > d 49910 65793 15884 c,f,g > e 65968 121903 55936 c,f,g > f 0 399999 400000 a,b,c,d,e,g,h > g 0 808319 808320 a,b,c,d,e,f,h > h 0 0 0 a,c,f,g > > # /etc/newsfs -b 8192 -f 1024 /dev/rhp0c eagle > > /dev/rhp0c: 808320 sectors in 842 cylinders of 20 tracks, 48 sectors > 413.9Mb in 53 cyl groups (16 c/g, 7.86Mb/g, 2048 i/g) > > super-block backups (for fsck -b#) at: > 32, 15440, 30848, 46256, 61664, 77072, 92480, 107888, 123296, 138704, > 154112, 169520, 184928, 200336, 215744, 231152, 246560, 261968, 277376, > 292784, 308192, 323600, 339008, 354416,write error 184928 > write error: 369840 > wtfs: I/O error > # > script done on Wed Jul 9 10:06:50 1986 > this was an indication of a somehow corrupted disk. so, i brought the vax down and ran emulex's formatting diagnostics, which found 23 bad spots on the disk. now, he says, everything is ok. hahahahahahahahahaha! ;-) the drive is still sick. i have rerun the formatter (like 10 hours worth!) and still i get a puking /etc/newfs. as you can see from the script session above, i have been changing partition sizes to try and "sidestep" the "bad spot" on the disk. no luck. the controller is set up to emulate an eagle. i have recieved mail from many sources telling me to call the eagle an extended rm03. why? please mail responses, and as always, thanks in advance! ---- -john salmi -business - ...!ihnp4!dicome!root -pleasure - ...!ihnp4!dicome!salmi -software & systems administrator -dicomed corporation -minneapolis, mn -612/885-3092