wille@frith.msu.edu (Jeffrey Wille) (07/26/90)
I recently posted an article requesting help on formatting my 40 Meg Quantum Prodrive w/ a CLtd host adaptor. I had two responses, suggesting that I use the GenFormat program. Thanks for your responses. I tried it, and it says Formatting SCSI Address 0, Interleave 1 ... After that, I hear the head move for a second, and then it says Format Status OK and quits. Any more ideas? Something I need to fix in my devsetup file? It doesn't seem to make any difference whether or not I run devinstall. Any additional help would be greatly appreciated. Jeff Wille (wille@frith.egr.msu.edu) (wille@happy.egr.msu.edu) Torture numbers, and they'll confess to anything. -- Gregg Easterbrook
lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) (07/26/90)
In <1990Jul25.190456.10787@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu>, wille@frith.msu.edu (Jeffrey Wille) writes: >I recently posted an article requesting help on formatting my 40 Meg >Quantum Prodrive w/ a CLtd host adaptor. I had two responses, suggesting >that I use the GenFormat program. Thanks for your responses. I tried it, >and it says > >Formatting SCSI Address 0, Interleave 1 ... > >After that, I hear the head move for a second, and then it says >Format Status OK and quits. Any more ideas? Something I need to fix in >my devsetup file? It doesn't seem to make any difference whether or >not I run devinstall. Any additional help would be greatly appreciated. TRhe Quantums will accept the format command (low level format), and will report back that it was successful, whether or not a format was actually done. The drive is smart enough to know whether it needs to format or not. You only need to prep the drive (if required), and format it with the Amigados format command, and you are away to the races. -larry -- Sex is better than logic, but I can't prove it. +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+