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From: gavanja@ibm.net
Subject: Re: Disktab for JAZ / ZIP drive?
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In "disktab" insert the following paragraph.
jaz|iomega jaz 1GB G.5512/1:\
:ty=removeable:dt=SCSI:ns#32:nt#64:nc#1021:\
:sc#2048:se#512:rm#5394:sk#0:cs#0:\
:oc#0:pc#2090976:tc=unused:\
:oa#0:pa#2090976:ba#4096:fa#1024:ta=4.2BSD:
Attach the JAZ drive to your SCSI interface.
You will need to use "scsiformat" for the JAZ cartridge, if you want to use it
under FreeBSD, "disklabel" it, and "newfs" it and then mount it but I can assure
you that it works. I just set one up in San Jose 2 weeks ago. Don't use the
"/stand/sysinstall" interface to do it with though as it does NOT work properly
but the command line utilities do however.
This is how to create a Jaz cartridge that uses the entire 1Gb in one partition.
1) Find out where your jaz drive lives:
Look for 'iomega' in /var/log/messages
e.g. /kernel: (ahc0:4:0): "iomega jaz 1GB" type 0 removable SCSI 2
/kernel: sd(?)(ahc0:4:0): Direct-Access
2) Low-level format the cartridge with:
scsiformat -w sd(?)
(where (?) is the number of the unit .... the format takes several minutes)
3) Add the new entry to /etc/disktab
(as above)
4) Label the disk
disklabel -r -w sd(?) jaz
(the label process takes several minutes)
5) Prepare a filesystem on the disk
newfs /dev/sd(?)c
6) Add the disk to /etc/fstab
e.g. /dev/sd(?)c /jaz ufs rw,noauto 1 1
7) Make a directory mounting point on the filesystem
mkdir /jaz
8) Mount the new disk when needed
mount /jaz
Good Luck.
Gavan Anderson (gavanja@ibm.net)