"Steven M. Bellovin" wrote:

> On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:32:16 -0400, "Steven M. Bellovin"
> <smb@cs.columbia.edu> wrote:
>
> >
> > The Rockbox page did mention something else that might be worth trying:
> > boot the device into "disk mode", via the instructions at
> > http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651 and see what
> > happens.  I don't know, frankly, what the difference should be for "disk
> > mode" versus regular mode on NetBSD.
> >
> I tried "disk mode" on my Nano.  Here's the dmesg in regular mode:
>
> umass0 at uhub1 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0
> umass0: Apple iPod, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 2
> umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only
> scsibus0 at umass0: 2 targets, 1 lun per target
> sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <Apple, iPod, 1.62> disk removable
> sd0(umass0:0:0:0):  Check Condition on CDB: 0x00 00 00 00 00 00
>     SENSE KEY:  Not Ready
>      ASC/ASCQ:  Logical Unit Is in Process Of Becoming Ready
>
> sd0: drive offline
> sd0: fabricating a geometry
>
> and here's the dmesg in disk mode:
>
> umass0 at uhub1 port 2 configuration 1 interface 0
> umass0: Apple iPod, rev 2.00/0.01, addr 2
> umass0: using SCSI over Bulk-Only
> scsibus0 at umass0: 2 targets, 1 lun per target
> sd0 at scsibus0 target 0 lun 0: <Apple, iPod, 1.62> disk removable
> sd0: fabricating a geometry
> sd0: 3906 MB, 3906 cyl, 64 head, 32 sec, 512 bytes/sect x 7999488 sectors
> sd0: fabricating a geometry
>
> I have no idea what difference is being presented to the system by the two
> different modes; however, the disk mode version gives the same geometry
> message as the people experiencing failures have reported coming out on
> connection.

Hi Steve,

i'm confused.

Doesn't the above show failure in non disk mode?
It doesn't even come up with an incorrect geometry.
Where as if it says 4gig in disk mode above, then aren't
you saying that disk mode works and the other doesn't?

Paul.







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