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- From: svarten@solace.hsh.se (Christer Jansson)
- Subject: formating a Micropolis 1375 with a Sun 3/80
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.181555.467@solace.hsh.se>
- Organization: Solace Computer Club, Sundsvall, Sweden
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 18:15:55 MET
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- Hi,
-
- I have some problems when trying to format a Micropolis 1375
- with a sun 3/80 workstation. It didn't recognize the drive itself
- so I had to define it as other in the type menu, parameters enterd
- as this:
-
- <Micropolis 1375 cyl 1022 alt 2 hd 8 sec 35>
-
- When I format it I get the following:
-
- Block 286686 (1023/7/1), Fatal non-media error (illegal request)
- Warning: error writing backup label.
- Block 286688 (1023/7/3), Fatal non-media error (illegal request)
- Warning: error writing backup label.
- Block 286690 (1023/7/5), Fatal non-media error (illegal request)
- Warning: error writing backup label.
- Block 286692 (1023/7/7), Fatal non-media error (illegal request)
- Warning: error writing backup label.
- Block 286694 (1023/7/9), Fatal non-media error (illegal request)
- Warning: error writing backup label.
-
- After this I changed it to:
-
- <Micropolis 1375 cyl 1020 alt 2 hd 8 sec 35>
-
- And got the same error but instead of on cylinder 1023 it was on 1021.
- It says it is not a media-error.. so I hope my disk is fine, even if it
- is alittle old it has never been used before, and it did work when once
- tried on a PC. The disk has no deffects on the surface according to
- manufacturer.
-
- If anyone knows what might be wrong or can help in anyway I would
- appreciate it.
-
- --
- Christer H. Jansson, Solace, Hogskolan Sundsvall/Harnosand, Sweden
- E-mail: svarten@solace.hsh.se, lysator.liu.se or abacus.hgs.se
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