Assign Alternate Sector Packet (SCSI) | 7 |
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Winchester | Mode select | $15 | Configures the controller for drive | |
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| Format device | $04 | Formats drive. | |
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Floppy | Format device | $04 | Formats drive. | |
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The defect list is optional for this command. If the number of defects in the defect list is 0, a format device command with no defects is sent to the controller. If the field is nonzero, the defect list is sent to the controller.
The defect list is
Assign Alternate Sector Packet (SCSI)
The SCSI command sent to the controller is: Assign alternate block ($07).
A size error status is returned if there is not at least one entry in the defect list.
The defect list used is the user list, but with a byte count added in the second word by the SCSI firmware.
The first table is the details of a format/assign alternate sector packet. The second table is the related defect list.
Even Byte \
Odd Byte \
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| B8 |
| 74 |
| 30 |
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+$00 |
| Controller LUN |
| Device LUN |
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+$02 |
| Status Byte 0 |
| Status Byte 1 (Note 1) | ||||
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+$04 |
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| Number of Entries in Defect List |
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+$06 |
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| Pointer to Defect List (MSW) |
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+$08 |
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| Pointer to Defect List (LSW) |
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+$0A |
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| 0 |
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+$0C |
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| 0 |
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