HPIB HDA low-level format?

[r.stricklin]

On Dec 29, 2019, at 10:24 PM, Frank McConnell wrote:

> # mediainit -vGD /dev/rdsk/2s0        [ G == guru mode  D == debugging mode ]

That was exactly it. Interesting that "initialization option" 2 is different from "format option" 2 (I thought I could perhaps shortcut the -GD mode with -f 2).

Thanks!

ok
bear.

# mediainit -v -i 1 -f 2 /dev/rdsk/c7d0s0
mediainit: initialization process starting
mediainit: locking the volume
mediainit: performing a describe command
mediainit: format option specified, but device supports none - Invalid argument
# mediainit -vDG /dev/rdsk/c7d0s0
WARNING:  You have invoked guru mode, a mode requiring  extensive device
command  set  knowledge  in order to  properly  respond to prompts  that
follow, and from which you could seriously  compromise  device integrity
by responding improperly.  Are you SURE you want to proceed? (y/n) y
mediainit: initialization process starting
mediainit: locking the volume
mediainit: performing a describe command
mediainit: interleave factor 1 chosen
suppress running diagnostic? (y/n) n
initialize options? (defaults to 0) 2
volume ert passes? (defaults to 2) 
clear logs option? (defaults to 1) 
sparing mode byte? (defaults to 1) 
mediainit: running diagnostics
mediainit: initializing media
mediainit: pre-setting drive
mediainit: clearing logs
mediainit: running a 2 pass volume error rate test
mediainit: reading error rate test log for head 0
mediainit: reading error rate test log for head 1
mediainit: reading error rate test log for head 2
mediainit: reading error rate test log for head 3
mediainit: reading error rate test log for head 4
mediainit: reading error rate test log for head 5
mediainit: reading error rate test log for head 6
mediainit: reading run time log for head 0
mediainit: reading run time log for head 1
mediainit: reading run time log for head 2
mediainit: reading run time log for head 3
mediainit: reading run time log for head 4
mediainit: reading run time log for head 5
mediainit: reading run time log for head 6
additional manual sparing? (y/n) n
mediainit: initialization process completed
# dd if=/dev/dsk/c7d0s0 of=/dev/null
dd read error: I/O error
108420+0 records in
108420+0 records out
# 


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