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From: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Wren III/can't format past Cyl 967
Keywords: I *KNOW* this was just posted.
Message-ID: <6881@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 16 May 89 04:12:01 GMT
References: <2901@osiris.UUCP>
Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <2901@osiris.UUCP> mjr@welch.jhu.edu writes:
>	I have an A2000/2090A and CDC WrenIII drive. I can't seem to
>format past cyl 967. When I prepped it I told it I have:
>9 heads
>1024 Cyl
>35 tracks/cyl
>precomp = 1024

	The A2090(a) only supports 8 heads.  You can use a 9-head or more
drive, but you can't put any data on those heads.  Tell it you have 8 heads.

>	Another thing that is confusing me: How do I set up FFS filesystems ?
>My manual says nothing about FFS, the 2090A manuals say nothing, etc. I just
>bought the Amy, and am having no trouble autobooting, so I must be running
>a semi-new version of everything, I would think. (My workbench seems to
>say it is V1.2 or something like that.)

	FFS is part of Workbench 1.3, and is explained in the 1.3 manual.

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Randell Jesup, Commodore Engineering {uunet|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!jesup