[Coco] Hard drive formatting

[Bill Pierce]

George, what kind of controller are you using and what OS? (OS9 or NitrOS9)

Most of the SCSI controllers have NitrOS9 drivers and the TC^3 manual should be informative on formatting using the NOS9 "SuperDriver".

rbsuper.dr
   lltc3.dr
     dds0_tc3.dd
     s0_tc3.dd - s6_tc3.dd
     sh_tc3.dd

The "lltc3.dr" can also be built for "LR Tech", "Kenton", "Disto 4n1", and "Disto II" SCSI controllers.

I used the "SuperDriver" from the SuperIDE for my Glenside IDE controller and had it up and running in no time with 2x4gig partitions! One of these days I'll write a wiki on doing this :-)

 
rbsuper.dr
   llide.dr
     ddi0_ide.dd
     i0_ide.dd -i1_ide.dd
     ih_ide.dd

 


As you can see above, the "rbsuper.dr" is a "general purpose" driver. The "llxxx.dr" sub-driver determines whether you use SCSI or IDE, then of course, the descriptors.

The descriptors will have to be set manually according to your drive (and it's different for OS9, NitrOS9 only). Once the descriptors are set, "format" will properly format your drive to your specification (in the TC^3 manual). Also, I think there's a way to set the descriptor so it "auto-recognizes" the drive size, not sure but it will be in the TC^3 manual.

You can get the TC^3 manual form:
http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Support/SuperIDE%20User%20Manual.pdf


and
http://www.frontiernet.net/~mmarlette/Cloud-9/Support/SuperDriver%20FAQ.html


Bill Pierce
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-----Original Message-----
From: George Ramsower <georgera at gvtc.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Mon, Sep 7, 2015 1:03 pm
Subject: [Coco]  Hard drive formatting


Many years ago, had to format a SCSI hard drive for use on my 
Coco(OS9). I seem
to recall that all the info would be entered into the 
program so it could 
properly do that formatting.
  I also understand that some drives will format
themselves if properly 
instructed.

  So, basically I'm asking as a newbie
about how to format a SCSI hard 
drive. I've found the specs on this unit and I
can find specs on the 
other two I have but I have no idea now, on how to do
this.

  Suggestions, software and assistance/advice are needed at this
time.

George R.


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