Formatting Large SCSI Disks (4GB) under CTOS

1.    Read the disclaimer below :-).
2.    Preferably obtain Standard Software s12.3.155 or later.
      (in particular, version of formatdisk.run needs to be at least c12.3.136)
      Disks >1GB were first supported by STD-SW R12.3.100.
      A number of 4GB disk issues occured with STD-SW R12.3.100 so it a good idea to
       obtain the latest STD-SW patch you can.
3.    Use the "Configure Disk" command. The following parameters have worked for me:
        Device Name                  D0
        [System image size]          1280
        [Log file size]              48
        [Crash file size]            131072
        [Max. directories]           400
        [Max. files on volume]       21500
        [Primary file headers only?] NO
        [Surface tests]              1
        [Old CTOS format?]           NO
        [CTOS partition in Mb]       4096

Disclaimer
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Dale 'Cat' Robinson - catfromdarwin@geocities.com
6 December 1998
Revised 2 April 1999

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