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- Subject: Re: AUX 2.01 with Iomega bernoulli drive problem
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.104134@macdfv.dfrf.nasa.gov>
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- Organization: NASA Dryden Flight Research Facility, Edwards CA
- References: <EUGENE.92Sep7215237@ra.cs.umb.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 17:41:34 GMT
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- In article <EUGENE.92Sep7215237@ra.cs.umb.edu>, eugene@cs.umb.edu (Eugene O'Neil) writes:
- |>
- |> Does anyone have any experience with using the Iomega 90 megabyte
- |> bernoulli removable drive? The mac init file that controls it
- |> crashes the AUX finder. I've tried accessing it from inside unix:
- |>
- |> dp /dev/dsk/c2d0s31
- |>
- |> correctly reads the partition table, and I can modify the main partition
- |> to prepare it for unix, but when I try to mkfs it says something to the
- |> effect of "null boot block". I've tried re-formatting the disk using another
- |> HD formatter which worked fine for my fixed disk, but will not access the
- |> bernoulli. Help! Thanks.
-
- Ok...here is the scope to get a bernoulli drive to work under AUX...the
- first and easiest is to update to 3.0 AUX. The Bernoulli driver that
- came with the bernoulli will work under AUX and the MAC OS. I am not
- sure if the disk partitioning that came with 3.0 will work on the
- bernoulli...I guess I will try it out and let you know.....
-
- BUT lets say you do not have 3.0 and want it to work....
-
- I have a bernoulli Dual 90....my left drive is formatted for MAC OS and I
- have all my applications on it. the right drive is formatted for UNIX and
- I have it mounted under AUX as an additional storage disk.... right now
- I am working under 3.0 but had it working under 2.1? Here is how it is done..
-
- first you will need two utilities that did not come with the bernoulli drive
- the first is CMS Utility 6.0.1.f this program is going to partition your
- bernoulli disk....the other is SCSI READ.. This is a control panel utility
- when set up mounts the bernoulli onto your desktop if it is for mac stuff...
-
- So now determine how you will use your bernoulli MAC OS or UNIX...I never
- tryed to do both...maybe an interesting experiment.
-
- Now format the bernoulli using the Bernoulli format disk that came with
- the bernoulli system. Next you will have to partition the drive using the
- CMS utitility. I partitioned it either full UNIX or full MAC OS....then
- here is the difference depending on the partition.
-
- IF it is full MAC OS.. the bernoulli driver in your system folder will not
- reconize the drive and will ask to reformat the disk. So you have to take
- the driver out of your system folder. Use the SCSI read utility to mount
- the bernoulli. Automount it afterward....Now when you start AUX the drive
- will be usable....The mac drive will not be usable if it is not seen on the
- desktop of the MAC OS BEFORE your start AUX.....
-
- IF the BERN. is full AUX....it will not be reconized under the MAC OS and
- will come back and ask to EJECT. EJECT it and pull it out...then start
- AUX....when the title screen comes on push the bernoulli back in...
-
- Now you can mount the drive in AUX... I have the following in my /etc/mount
- files
- no not /etc/mount..../etc/fstab......
-
- /dev/dsk/c5d1s0 /bernoulli 5.2 rw,noquota 1 2
-
- so i have the bernoulli at SCSI 5 and it is in drive 1(d1) slice 0(s0)
-
- for a single bernoulli is may be c5d0s0.....
-
- I do not know how to send MAC applications over email and i do not know
- if these utilities are Public Domain.....if you know the answers let me
- know and we can get you the utilities.....
-
- note: A huge help in figuring this out was Antonio and Rodney at the
- A/UX software support line......
-
- Questions: Write me at voracek@macdfv.dfrf.nasa.gov
-
-
- dave
-
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