-----Original Message-----
From: Mathew Henson <mh5u+@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: port-pmax@netbsd.org <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 23, 1999 7:02 AM
Subject: formattng disks



>I managed to scrounge up an old 3GB micropolis disk for my 5000/200 or
>/25, yet it's suffering from a few bad blocks.  I hate to have to put
>this one in the 'dead' box--any suggestions on low level formatting, bad
>block forwarding?  I tried an Ultrix dist. rzdisk w/no luck (errors).


Hi Mathew,

What do you have as computers ?

If you have any Vaxe with SCSI near by, they mostly have nice on-board
formatters/exercisers for disks.

Or a PC with an Adaptec controller bios, ...

or ...

cheers,
emanuel