Subject: Re: MFM Hard drives
To: Aaron J . Grier <agrier@poofygoof.com>
From: Jochen Kunz <jkunz@unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
List: port-vax
Date: 01/03/2002 10:53:40
On 2002.01.03 07:22 Aaron J. Grier wrote:
[40MB ST251]
> I've got a couple of these and can't for the life of me figure out how
> to format them with RQDX3 and field diagnostics on my uVAX-II.
You need a PDP11 and XXDP:
ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/academic/computer-science/history/pdp-11/xxdp
I don't know a URL to fetch a PDP11, sorry. ;-)
Or a MV2000 / VS2000. I used the build in PROM formater of my VS2000
(read: RD-formater) to make a generic PeeCee ST251 "RQDX3 compatible"...
See: http://vaxarchive.sevensages.org/hw/vs2000/fmtbob.html
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tschüß,
Jochen
Homepage: http://www.unixag-kl.fh-kl.de/~jkunz/