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I have a SCSI hard drive that I attempted to install IRIX on. I don't know what the IRIX installer did to the drive, but I cannot get anything else ...
  1. 07-15-2008 #1
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    Formatting SCSI hard drive

    I have a SCSI hard drive that I attempted to install IRIX on. I don't know what the IRIX installer did to the drive, but I cannot get anything else to format that drive now. Is there a way in Linux to format a drive that no other operating system seems able to format? Or am I just trying to revive a dead drive?
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    Did you try downloading the Gparted Live CD and trying that?
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    Whats the output of fdisk -l command? Have you tried GParted LiveCD as suggest by DLG?
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    I have not tried the GParted Live CD. Problem is that the only computer I have that has a SCSI interface, is an old SGI Indy. I don't believe the GParted Live CD will work on the Indy.

    Here's the output of fdisk -l

    Code:
    indy:~# fdisk -l

Disk /dev/sdb (SGI disk label): 33 heads, 62 sectors, 1011 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2046 * 512 bytes

----- partitions -----
Pt#    Device  Info     Start       End   Sectors  Id  System
 1: /dev/sdb1  boot       301      1010   1452660  83  Linux native
 2: /dev/sdb2  swap        51       300    511500  82  Linux swap
 9: /dev/sdb3               0        50    104346   0  SGI volhdr
11: /dev/sdb4               0      1010   2068506   6  SGI volume
----- Bootinfo -----
Bootfile: /unix
----- Directory Entries -----
 0: arcboot    sector    4 size   79548

Disk /dev/sdb9 (SGI disk label): 33 heads, 62 sectors, 51 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2046 * 512 bytes

----- partitions -----
Pt#     Device  Info     Start       End   Sectors  Id  System
 1: /dev/sdb9p1  boot       301      1010   1452660  83  Linux native
 2: /dev/sdb9p2  swap        51       300    511500  82  Linux swap
 9: /dev/sdb9p3               0        50    104346   0  SGI volhdr
11: /dev/sdb9p4               0      1010   2068506   6  SGI volume
----- Bootinfo -----
Bootfile: /unix
----- Directory Entries -----
 0: arcboot    sector    4 size   79548

Disk /dev/sdb11 (SGI disk label): 33 heads, 62 sectors, 1011 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2046 * 512 bytes

----- partitions -----
Pt#      Device  Info     Start       End   Sectors  Id  System
 1: /dev/sdb11p1  boot       301      1010   1452660  83  Linux native
 2: /dev/sdb11p2  swap        51       300    511500  82  Linux swap
 9: /dev/sdb11p3               0        50    104346   0  SGI volhdr
11: /dev/sdb11p4               0      1010   2068506   6  SGI volume
----- Bootinfo -----
Bootfile: /unix
----- Directory Entries -----
 0: arcboot    sector    4 size   79548
    Here's the output of dmesg

    Code:
    sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097024
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262128
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097024
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262128
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097144
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262143
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097144
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262143
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097144
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262143
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097144
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262143
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097144
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262143
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097144
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262143
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097088
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262136
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097136
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 262142
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097144
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 2097144
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Adding 255740k swap on /dev/sdb2.  Priority:-1 extents:1 across:255740k
EXT3 FS on sdb1, internal journal
device-mapper: ioctl: 4.7.0-ioctl (2006-06-24) initialised: dm-devel@redhat.com
NET: Registered protocol family 10
lo: Disabled Privacy Extensions
IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
printk: 30 messages suppressed.
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
sda: Current: sense key: No Sense
    Additional sense: No additional sense information
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
sda: Current: sense key: No Sense
    Additional sense: No additional sense information
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
sd 0:0:1:0: SCSI error: return code = 0x08000002
sda: Current: sense key: Medium Error
    Additional sense: Medium format corrupted
end_request: I/O error, dev sda, sector 0
Buffer I/O error on device sda, logical block 0
    Any guidance is much appreciated.
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