Re: Sun 4.1.4 and ST34371N problem

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From: Craig Dewick
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 1997 00:00

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In <5f7gk5$3h32@fcserv3.fcd.esys.com> jsprech@melpar.esys.com (Joel Sprechman) writes:

>We have a Sparc 5 running SunOs 4.1.4(Solaris 1.1.2) and are trying
>to format a Seagate 4GB drive, ST34371N, has anyone had any luck 
>with this version of Sun and this model Seagate drive?  

>Unofficially I was told by sun that the only 4.2GB single-ended
>narrow-scsi drive supported is the ST15230N 5400RPM drive, however
>this drive is no longer made and I can't find much stock on it.  I have
>had no problem formatting the ST32550N(2 GB 7200 rpm drive) or the
>ST15230ND(4gig narrow differntial drive), however now I need a 4gig
>single-ended drive, narrow or wide would be fine.  Any advice?

Just because the drive isn't supported by Sun doesn't mean you can't use 
it. Track down the 'scsiinfo' package and once you've compiled it you can 
probe the Seagate drive and have 'scsiinfo' create an /etc/format.dat 
entry based on the info the drive returns.

Regards,

Craig.
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From: craig@zeta.org.au (Craig Dewick)
Subject: Re: Sun 4.1.4 and ST34371N problem
Date: 1997/03/01
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