Hi,
I have a problem with some QUANTUM VK4550J SUN4.2G8600 disks
I have installed Solaris 8 hw4 on the Ultra 60.
The disk probes fine but format fails (See below) any ideas.
The disks came from an E3000.
The Sun Handbook states that these drives can be used in Ultra 60's
http://uk.sunsolve.sun.com/handbook_pub/Devices/Disk/DISK_Qntm_VK45J05.html
2} ok reset-all
Resetting ...

Sun Ultra 60 UPA/PCI (2 X UltraSPARC-II 450MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 3.23, 2048 MB memory installed, Serial #13544363.
Ethernet address 8:0:20:ce:ab:ab, Host ID:
80ceabab.
{0} ok probe-scsi-all
/pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3,1

/pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3
Target 0
Unit 0 Disk IBM DDYST1835SUN18G S94N
Target 1
Unit 0 Disk QUANTUM VK4550J SUN4.2G8600

{0} ok boot -rs
Boot device: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/disk at 0,0 File and args: -rs
SunOS Release 5.8 Version Generic_108528-29 64-bit
Copyright 1983-2003 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
configuring IPv4 interfaces: hme0.
Hostname: brscs20
Configuring /dev and /devices
Configuring the /dev directory (compatibility devices)

INIT: SINGLE USER MODE

Type control-d to proceed with normal startup,
(or give root password for system maintenance):
single-user privilege assigned to /dev/console.
Entering System Maintenance Mode

Feb 27 10:15:43 su: 'su root' succeeded for root on /dev/console
Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.8 Generic Patch February 2004
# format
Searching for disks...WARNING: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3 (glm0):
Unexpected DMA state: ACTIVE.
dstat=81<DMA-FIFO-empty,illegal-instruction>
WARNING: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3 (glm0):
got SCSI bus reset
WARNING: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3 (glm0):
Unexpected DMA state: ACTIVE.
dstat=81<DMA-FIFO-empty,illegal-instruction>
WARNING: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3 (glm0):
got SCSI bus reset
WARNING: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/sd at 0,0 (sd0):
Error for Command: write Error Level: Retryable
Requested Block: 11786 Error Block: 11786
Vendor: IBM Serial Number:
00371F6497
Sense Key: Unit Attention
ASC: 0x29 (<vendor unique code 0x29>), ASCQ: 0x2, FRU: 0x0
WARNING: /pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/sd at 1,0 (sd1):
offline

done

AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c0t0d0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/sd at 0,0
1. c0t1d0 <drive type unknown>
/pci at 1f,4000/scsi at 3/sd at 1,0
Specify disk (enter its number):

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Cheers

Richard Skelton
Richard.Skelton at infineon.com
Infineon Technologies UK Ltd
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