My question was:
Q: I need a format.dat for the 1Gb IBM OEM 662 - S12.
Q: I have tried the scsiinfo program, but it cannot extract the
Q: information from the disk. I suppose it's because the label is
Q:corrupt, which I get a warning about, when I boot the machine. It
Q: says wrong magic number.
Thanks a to blymn@awadi.com.AU (Brett Lymn) for the following answer,
which did the job:
A: Just label the disk with any old partitioning info then you should
A: be able to use scsiinfo to get the real disk geometry.
Ulla Fischer
Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut Email: ulla@dmi.min.dk
Edb-afdelingen Phone: + 45 39 15 75 00
Lyngbyvej 100 Phone: + 45 39 15 75 54
2100 Koebenhavn 0 Fax: + 45 39 15 75 98
Denmark
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