The question, posted 02/26, was:
> Hardware:
>
> Sun 4/370
> | (1 m cable)
> Sun disk 327 Mb (external old disk) : sd2
> <CDC Wren IV 94171-344 cyl 1545 alt 2 hd 9 sec 46>
> | (1 m cable)
> Gigatape : st1 (external)
> | (2 m cable)
> Sun disk 669 Mb : sd0 (internal) <SUN0669 cyl 1614 alt 2 hd 15 sec 54>
> Streamer 150 Mb : st0 (internal)
> Sun CDROM : sr0 (internal)
>
> I just plugged an old SCSI 327Mb disk on a Sun 4/370.
> And it failed when formatting this disk: (some bad errors)
I was told to check:
(Rule 1) the terminators;
(Rule 2) the cables length. I was told to stay within 3m. I bought short
cables (not obvious to find because of the Gigatape!). And now it works.
I waited for the new cables to post this summary.
Thanks to:
"Ric Anderson" <ric@cs.arizona.edu>
joost@cdi-as.ce.philips.nl (Joost van Vroonhoven)
carlo@vision.arc.nasa.gov (Carlo L. Tiana)
ralph@swmerc.rain.com (Ralph Merwin)
fourx.Aus.Sun.COM!kalli!kevin (Kevin Sheehan)
bobh@indetech.com (Bob Haxo)
Peter Belding <peter@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>
Jacques Beigbeder | Internet: beig@ens.fr
Service de Prestations Informatiques | Bitnet : beig@frulm63
Ecole Normale Superieure | Tel : (33-1) 44-32-37-96
F75230 Paris Cedex 05 | Fax : (33-1) 44-32-20-80
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