Willian wrote:
> Hello folks,
>
> We are having a little problem on our university lab. We work with a
> Sparkstation 10 with 40 Mhz CPU, 96 MB Ram and Solaris 6.
> For any natural reason the machine stoped working and we discovered
> it was the disk. We installed an IBM with 2.1 GB and installed Solaris
> 6. Before the disk crash we ran SunOS 2.5.
> We need now get the filed from the crashed disk back because we do
> not have backups all the files.
> When trying to use format, it says that the disktype is unknown. We
> tryed to configure it manually with these informations we got at
> internet:
>
> # From: Daniel Curry <dan@filoli.com>
> # generated using scsiinfo.
> #
> disk_type = "CONNER CFP4207S 4.28GB" \
> : ctlr = SCSI : fmt_time = 9 \
> : atrks = 0 \
> : ncyl = 3353 : acyl = 2 : pcyl = 3999 : nhead = 20 : nsect = 125 \
> : rpm = 7200 : bpt = 73500
>
> partition = "CONNER CFP4207S 4.28GB" \
> : disk = "CONNER CFP4207S 4.28GB" : ctlr = SCSI \
> : c = 0, 8382500
>
> Format recognize the disk but says that disk is not formated, mount
> also not work for it.
> I tryed to use SCSIINFO application and when i try to query the
> disk, it recognize it but if i try a more specific query on the disk, i
> get this error message:
>
> WARNING:
> /iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0
> (sd3):
> Error for Command: <undecoded cmd 0x25> Error Level: Fatal
> Requested Block: 0 Error Block: 0
> Vendor: CONNER Serial Number:
> Sense Key: Not Ready
> ASC: 0x4 (LUN not ready), ASCQ: 0x0, FRU: 0x15
>
> I tried a lot of forums and docs.sun.com without success. This is my
> last try.

Ive tried using this before:
ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/sformat/ without success : >
on a truly toasted drive.
If the disk is not repairable your only alternative
I know of is to send it in for recovery. Could be expensive.
Lots of places in the US that do that. You should only
get charged if they succeed.
I guess you appreciate the value of backups now..?