Re: Juggling a file system quandry

From: Juergen Keil (jk_at_tools.de)
Date: 12/22/04 

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 14:50:38 +0100

Rich Pierson <fist@ptd.net> writes:

> gerryt2@vcn.bc.ca (Gerry T) wrote in
> news:fd70c8f7.0411290857.4804c187@posting.google.com:
>
>> Juergen Keil <jk@tools.de> wrote in message
>> news:<wy4qj8ki24.fsf@tools.de>...
>>> gerryt2@vcn.bc.ca (Gerry T) writes:
>>> > [ ... old thread contents deleted ... ]

> I'm running in circles here. Installed the adtronics card and the 300gig
> seagate USB drive. System picked up the card and the drive

Hmm, you're not Gerry T., who started this thread...

> # format
> Searching for disks...done
>
>
> AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
> ...
> 2. c4t0d0 <drive type unknown>
> /pci@8,700000/usb@3/storage@3/disk@0,0
> Specify disk (enter its number): 2
> ...

Apparently your Solaris OS version includes USB mass storage devices
in "format" without the need to use format's "-e" option. Are you
using Solaris 8?

> Tried plugging the drive parameter in with format, no go, would not
> retain them.

> Tried rmformat -b extdrv /dev/rdsk/c4t0d0s0 thru s7
> Not a removable media device

Another hint that you're not using the latest USBA 1.0 mass storage
drivers, but the older USBA 0.0 drivers.

Check the Solaris USB-FAQ, I think it would be a good start to install
the latest USB patch for your OS and configure Solaris USB to use the
the newer USBA 1.0 framework:

  <URL:http://www.sun.com/io_technologies/USB-Faq.html>

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