Either the jaz itself or the disk for it is dying. I had that happen and
couldn't get the disk out. I sent it to iomega and they swapped it.
I had the same errors. My current jaz is working great.
Robert
Thus spake Vernard Martin (">vernard@cc.gatech.edu):
> A friend of mine is trying to use a scsi Jaz drive under linux and is having
> difficulties formatting the drives. Suggestions are most welcome.
>
> --V
>
> >[root@greenland:/]# mke2fs /dev/sdb1
> >mke2fs 1.14, 9-Jan-1999 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09
> >Linux ext2 filesystem format
> >Filesystem label=
> >489472 inodes, 1951866 blocks
> >97593 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
> >First data block=1
> >Block size=1024 (log=0)
> >Fragment size=1024 (log=0)
> >239 block groups
> >8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group
> >2048 inodes per group
> >Superblock backups stored on blocks:
> >         [ ... ]
> >Writing inode tables: 119/239
> >
> >scsidisk I/O error: dev 08:11, sector #########
> >scsi0: MEDIUM ERROR on channel 0, id 1, lun 0, CDB: Write (6) 05 c1 ad 92 00
> >Current error sd08:11: sense key Medium Error
> >Additional sense indicates Unrecovered read error
> >
> >Last 4 lines repeat endlessly w/ the Sector number changing and the Hex address
> >changing. the other portions of the last 4 lines remains the same. Any Ideas?
> >this is w/ a disk purchased at Best Buy. The system locks up--can't do a reboot
> >or a Ctrl-Alt-Del or anything (can use the reset button, tho)
>
> --V
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> Darkness has a hunger that's insatiable Vernard Martin (">vernard@cc.gatech.edu)
> Lightness has a call that's hard to hear http://www.cc.gatech.edu/~vernard/
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