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From: henrich@crh.cl.msu.edu (Charles Henrich)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: jazz (JAZ) drive
Date: 13 Sep 96 15:36:19 GMT
Organization: Michigan State University
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Jim Nelson <smartsignal@delphi.com> writes:
>Jaye Mathisen <mrcpu@schizo.cdsnet.net> writes:
>
>>It's pretty straightforward. Find the device (sdX -- from the output of dmesg
)
>>then run "scsiformat sdX", which will low level format the disk, and get rid
>>of the software right protection.
>>
>>
>>Then after the format is finished, run "disklabel -r -w sdX auto",
>>then "newfs /dev/rsdXc", and go crazy.
>
>Thank you, Thank you. I asked for the same details a while back
>and didn't hear much.
>
>I'm using the jaz as a boot drive now - because I got tired of trashing
>file systems when the jaz drive went to sleep. As the bsd root device it
>doesn't have the opportunity to do so.
Strange! When my jaz goes to sleep, as soon as anything touches it it wakes up
and continues on..
-Crh
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