28 Jan
2016
28 Jan
'16
12:52 p.m.
Hi folks,
I recently picked up a Symbolics system built around an 8" Control Data Corp.
Sabre hard drive.
Some files read when I show the FEP directory listing but many show as "Error
reading file header, wrong pkid read" which I assume is some sort of FEP FS integrity
check.
In short, the drive becomes ready and much of the data appears still there, but I
have some brand of consistent read errors that preclude the machine from booting.
It's not a software issue as the machine was deinstalled in a working
condition.
Anyone familiar with these terrible drives? Am I totally up the creek? I tried a
couple different orientations.
Thanks,
- Ian
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28 Jan
28 Jan
1:04 p.m.
On Jan 28, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Ian Finder
<ian.finder at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
I recently picked up a Symbolics system built around an 8" Control Data Corp.
Sabre hard drive.
Some files read when I show the FEP directory listing but many show as "Error
reading file header, wrong pkid read" which I assume is some sort of FEP FS integrity
check.
In short, the drive becomes ready and much of the data appears still there, but I
have some brand of consistent read errors that preclude the machine from booting.
It's not a software issue as the machine was deinstalled in a working
condition.
Anyone familiar with these terrible drives? Am I totally up the creek? I tried a
couple different orientations.
Too bad. They were the only other option on the G-Machines vs ST-506.
I have experience with only 2 different types of SMD drives: Fujitsu Eagles and CDC-9766.
TTFN - Guy
1:58 p.m.
I have experience with only 2 different types of SMD
drives: Fujitsu
Eagles and CDC-9766.
Both good drives. Eagles had one issue .. NOISE !!!
On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Guy Sotomayor <ggs at shiresoft.com> wrote:
On Jan 28, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Ian Finder
<ian.finder at gmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
I recently picked up a Symbolics system built around an 8" Control
Data
Corp. Sabre hard drive.
Some files read when I show the FEP
directory listing but many
show as "Error reading file header, wrong pkid
read" which I assume is some
sort of FEP FS integrity check.
In short, the drive becomes ready and much
of the data appears
still there, but I have some brand of consistent read errors
that preclude
the machine from booting.
It's not a software issue as the
machine was deinstalled in a
working condition.
Anyone familiar with these terrible drives?
Am I totally up the
creek? I tried a couple different orientations.
Too bad. They were the only other option on the G-Machines vs ST-506.
I have experience with only 2 different types of SMD drives: Fujitsu
Eagles and CDC-9766.
TTFN - Guy
10:19 p.m.
On 1/28/16 12:52 PM, Ian Finder wrote:
Hi folks,
I recently picked up a Symbolics system built around an 8" Control Data
Corp. Sabre hard drive.
Some files read when I show the FEP directory listing but many show as
"Error reading file header, wrong pkid read" which I assume is some sort of FEP
FS integrity check.
In short, the drive becomes ready and much of the data appears still there, but I
have some brand of consistent read errors that preclude the machine from booting.
It's not a software issue as the machine was deinstalled in a working
condition.
Anyone familiar with these terrible drives? Am I totally up the creek? I tried a
couple different orientations.
I just realized, that I have 2 8" SMD drives
that are bolted together
(along with their power supplies). I have *no* idea of their
operational condition (but physically they're in good shape). If you
want to come down and collect them, they're yours. They are way too
heavy to ship.
TTFN - Guy
29 Jan
29 Jan
8:06 a.m.
only problem would be formatting them for the Symbolics..
On 1/28/16 10:19 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
I just realized, that I have 2 8" SMD drives that
are bolted together
(along with their power supplies). I have *no* idea of their
operational condition (but physically they're in good shape). If you
want to come down and collect them, they're yours. They are way too
heavy to ship.
8:36 a.m.
Yea, that's unfortunately the problem for any disks for the Symbolics. :-(
TTFN - Guy
On Jan 29, 2016, at 8:06 AM, Al Kossow <aek at
bitsavers.org> wrote:
only problem would be formatting them for the Symbolics..
On 1/28/16 10:19 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote:
I just realized, that I have 2 8" SMD drives that are bolted together
(along with their power supplies). I have *no* idea of their
operational condition (but physically they're in good shape). If you
want to come down and collect them, they're yours. They are way too
heavy to ship.
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