[parisc-linux] Disk problems

[John David Anglin]

> when i'm doing the disk cloning i'm actually using 2 workstations to
> power the drives separately & a scsi cable long enough to reach both
> disks, so i dont think its a spin up issue

On old drives, you can hear them spin up.  When they reach operational
speed, there is usually a click when the heads are released followed by
some head motion (thermal calibration).  If you don't hear the click,
then the drive is probably not spinning up.  Seagates have a jumper that
controls whether the drive requires a scsi command to start or not.  The
default jumper setting is to start at power on.

Dave
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J. David Anglin                                  dave.anglin@nrc.ca
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