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Title: Iomega Jaz Drive disktab 
Entry Number: 2154
Creation Date:  June 17, 1996
Last Updated:  June 17, 1996
Valid for Release: 3.3-4.0

Keywords: Iomega, Jaz, disktab

Overview

Due to Iomega's implementation of the SCSI interface on the Iomega Jaz drive, NEXTSTEP is unable to obtain information regarding the disk geometry from the device. In order to format a Jaz disk, NEXTSTEP requires a disktab entry.

Solution

Add the following disktab entry to the file /etc/disktab:

IOMEGAJAZ-1G:\
        :ty=removable_rw_scsi:nc#3584:nt#4:ns#72:ss#1024:rm#5400:\
        :fp#160:bp#0:\
        :os=sdmach:z0#32:z1#96:ro=a\
        :pa#0:sa#1032192:ba#8192:fa#1024:ca#16:da#4096:ra#10:oa=time:\
                :ia:ta=4.3BSD:aa:

n order for commands like /usr/etc/disk to "recongize" the above entry, you may need to insert
a tab before the first line. Use the disk command to initialize Jaz disk. Here is an example:
disk -i -t IOMEGAJAZ-1G /dev/rsd2a

Note: If the initialization fails, you may need to use the sdform command to format the disk. This is usually necessary for DOS formatted Jaz disk. 

Product Vendor
Iomega Corporation
1821 West Iomega Way
Roy, Utah	84067-9977
USA
+1 (801) 778-1000 phone
+1 (801) 778-5763 FAX
+1 (801) 778-5888 bulletin board system
WWW: http://www.iomega.com/

See Also
2155_Iomega_Jaz_Drive_Package_Overview