rx(4)rx(4)Namerx - RX33/RX23 Small VAX floppy disk drive
Description
The RX33 floppy disk drive, when used by either the workstation or
multiuser configurations of the busless Small VAX processor, is sup‐
ported by the SDC disk driver. The SDC disk driver also supports the
RX23 floppy disk drive in VAXstation 3100 Model 30 systems. The SDC
driver handles the RX33/RX23 disk on drive 2.
The RX33 floppy disk drive reads and writes both RX33 and RX50 floppy
diskettes. The RX23 floppy disk drive reads and writes high density
(18 sectors per track) RX23 floppy diskettes and reads double density
(9 sectors per track) RX23 floppy diskettes.
Formatting RX23 Floppy Diskettes (VAXstation 3100 Model 30 Only)
The floppy diskettes used with the RX23 floppy disk drive are not
always preformatted. Although the ULTRIX system does not currently
include support for online formatting of diskettes, the VAXstation 3100
diagnostic t 70 command allows you to format diskettes.
Use the following steps to format diskettes:
1. Shut down the ULTRIX Worksystem Software, and halt the processor.
# /etc/shutdown -h +5
2. Insert the diskette into the RX23 drive.
3. Enter the following at the prompt:
>>> t 70
The t 70 command begins to prompt you for information. Answer each
query as in the following example. Press the RETURN key after each
response:
KA42 RDRXfmt
VSfmt_QUE_unitno (0-3) ? 2
VSfmt_QUE_RXmedtyp
( 1=RX33 ),( 2=RX23 ) ? 2
VSfmt_QUE_RUsure (DUA2 1/0) ? 1
VSfmt_STS_FMTing ..... OK
VSfmt_STS_CKRXfmt .....OK
VSfmt_RES_Succ
>>>
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