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From: collins@nvpna1.UUCP (Donie Collins 44091)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: Re: DSP90 w/CDC 500MB Drives: Disk Errors
Message-ID: <348@nvpna1.UUCP>
Date: 1 Apr 88 09:08:22 GMT
References: <7087@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> <1956@mips.mips.COM>
Organization: Philips Research Labs (Nat Lab), Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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In article <1956@mips.mips.COM>, jen@mips.COM (Fred Jen) writes:
>In article <7087@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> jec@iuvax.UUCP (James E. Conley) writes:
> >	I've recently experienced problems with disk errors on our two
> >servers.  This is our configuration:
> 
>You should not be using SR9.7 invol.Somehow when Apollo release SR9.5 and newer
>revisions,they unfix a bug fix.The newer invol can not handle extended bad  
>block list (bad block list longer than 200 or something close to it).  
>If you use SR9.2.3's invol program to invol your disk, the problem with your 
>disks should be fixed.
>You should replace all your invol program with SR9.2.3 invol program.
> 

On the January Patch tape there is a new invol for 9.7 (invol 9.7.0.2 dated
11/30/87), this one handles larger bad block lists and fixes a number
of other problems besides. It's offline invol, sau[1-8]. Patch 83, I think.

On the Feb patch tape patch 100, has a new invol (9.7.0.3) for /com/invol
and sau[6-8] invol.

Perhaps you should use these instead of the 9.2.3 invol. 

Good Luck.

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