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From: new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New)
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Subject: Re: SyQuest corruption! [was Re: HD Errors]
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Date: 8 Jan 91 01:16:52 GMT
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>Hey! Aren't SyQuest drives a removable media drive?!?!?!!?
>Since when did FFS support removable media?!!?

Since the DiskChange command was written.

>The only places I have seen a SyQuest work properly are with a GVP
>controller using a *** Specially hacked FFS *** to deal with removable
>media, and under 2.0.

Actually, it isn't *hacked* at all. The device driver periodically asks the
drive (via a SCSI command) whether it is ready, and if not it issues a
diskchange command.

>PS, I borrowed a SyQuest from a friend, and proved to myself the
>commodore controller couldnt handle the removable media. And
>YES, I got read write errors galore! WB2.0 fixed this!

Then you didn't diskchange.  I've done this for months with never
a problem.  "Use your wheels, it is what they are for."
     -- Darren
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