streib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Allan Streib) (04/16/91)
Whenever I attempt to initialize a floppy disk, either from the Workspace or from the command level, it fails. Here is an example: localhost# disk -i /dev/rfd0a Formatting disk /dev/rfd0a: blocksize = 0x200 density = 720 KBytes gap3 length = 84(d) ........................................................ ...read : rawio.status = 8(d) Sony MPX-111N 1440: unknown disk name In the /usr/adm/messages log, I find: Apr 16 02:49:59 localhost mach: fd: DISK UNFORMATTED Apr 16 02:51:19 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RETRY Apr 16 02:51:19 localhost last message repeated 2 times Apr 16 02:51:19 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RECALIBRATE Apr 16 02:51:21 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RETRY Apr 16 02:51:21 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RETRY Apr 16 02:51:21 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RECALIBRATE Apr 16 02:51:22 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RETRY Apr 16 02:51:22 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RETRY Apr 16 02:51:22 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RECALIBRATE Apr 16 02:51:22 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RETRY Apr 16 02:51:22 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: RETRY Apr 16 02:51:23 localhost mach: fd0: Sector 1025(d) cmd = Read; Data CRC Error: FATAL This happens with every disk I try. Any suggestions? I would suspect bad disks, but I got similar results on ten different disks, and they were 'name brand' disks: TDK, BASF, and Toshiba (the new 2.88 that came with my station :-( ) -Allan
streib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Allan Streib) (04/17/91)
In article <1991Apr16.083032.22987@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> streib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Allan Streib) writes: >Whenever I attempt to initialize a floppy disk, either from the >Workspace or from the command level, it fails. Here is an example: [deleted] > >This happens with every disk I try. Any suggestions? I would suspect >bad disks, but I got similar results on ten different disks, and they Well, believe it or not, I had ten bad diskettes! I went out today and bought some 3M disks, and they worked like a charm. BTW I have *never* had a bad disk from 3M, which is something I cannot say about any other major diskette brand. I think the NeXT could be more robust in this area. My old PC could format a disk with bad sectors; it just didn't use them. Seems that the NeXT must have a perfect floppy or it'll puke it back out. -Allan