CDC Sabre 8" SMD blues

2016-01-28 Thread Ian Finder
Hi folks, I recently picked up a Symbolics system built around an 8" Control Data Corp. Sabre hard drive. Some files read when I show the FEP directory listing but many show as "Error reading file header, wrong pkid read" which I assume is some sort of FEP FS integrity

Re: CDC Sabre 8" SMD blues

2016-01-28 Thread Guy Sotomayor
> On Jan 28, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Ian Finder wrote: > > Hi folks, > > I recently picked up a Symbolics system built around an 8" Control Data > Corp. Sabre hard drive. > Some files read when I show the FEP directory listing but many show as > "Error reading file header, wrong

Re: CDC Sabre 8" SMD blues

2016-01-28 Thread Pete Lancashire
>I have experience with only 2 different types of SMD drives: Fujitsu Eagles and CDC-9766. Both good drives. Eagles had one issue .. NOISE !!! On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote: > > > On Jan 28, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Ian Finder wrote: > > > > Hi folks, > > > > I rec

Re: CDC Sabre 8" SMD blues

2016-01-28 Thread Guy Sotomayor
On 1/28/16 12:52 PM, Ian Finder wrote: Hi folks, I recently picked up a Symbolics system built around an 8" Control Data Corp. Sabre hard drive. Some files read when I show the FEP directory listing but many show as "Error reading file header, wrong pkid read" which I a

Re: CDC Sabre 8" SMD blues

2016-01-29 Thread Al Kossow
only problem would be formatting them for the Symbolics.. On 1/28/16 10:19 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote: I just realized, that I have 2 8" SMD drives that are bolted together (along with their power supplies). I have *no* idea of their operational condition (but physically they're in good shape). I

Re: CDC Sabre 8" SMD blues

2016-01-29 Thread Shiresoft
Yea, that's unfortunately the problem for any disks for the Symbolics. :-( TTFN - Guy > On Jan 29, 2016, at 8:06 AM, Al Kossow wrote: > > only problem would be formatting them for the Symbolics.. > >> On 1/28/16 10:19 PM, Guy Sotomayor wrote: >> >> I just realized, that I have 2 8" SMD drives