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authorMike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000
committerMike Pechkin <mpech@cvs.openbsd.org>2001-10-05 14:45:55 +0000
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-rw-r--r--share/man/man8/man8.vax/drtest.815
-rw-r--r--share/man/man8/man8.vax/format.831
2 files changed, 24 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man8/man8.vax/drtest.8 b/share/man/man8/man8.vax/drtest.8
index 16ddd835bd6..f409657d1a7 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/man8.vax/drtest.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/man8.vax/drtest.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: drtest.8,v 1.8 2001/04/18 11:14:23 bjc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: drtest.8,v 1.9 2001/10/05 14:45:54 mpech Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ It was primarily intended as a test program
for new standalone drivers, but has shown
useful in other contexts as well, such as
verifying disks and running speed
-tests. For example, when a disk has been formatted
-(by
+tests.
+For example, when a disk has been formatted (by
.Xr format 8 ) ,
you can check that
hard errors has been taken care of by running
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ In this example (using a 750),
is loaded from the root file system;
usually it
will be loaded from the machine's
-console storage device. Boldface means user input.
+console storage device.
+Boldface means user input.
As usual, ``#'' and ``@'' may be used to edit input.
.Pp
.Bd -unfilled -offset indent -compact
@@ -95,9 +96,9 @@ As usual, ``#'' and ``@'' may be used to edit input.
.Em (...to abort halt machine with \&^P)
.Ed
.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
-The diagnostics are intended to be self explanatory. Note, however, that
-the device number
-in the diagnostic messages is identified as
+The diagnostics are intended to be self explanatory.
+Note, however, that the device number in the diagnostic messages
+is identified as
.Em typeX
instead of
.Em type(a,u)
diff --git a/share/man/man8/man8.vax/format.8 b/share/man/man8/man8.vax/format.8
index ed21ce86639..04b24143d19 100644
--- a/share/man/man8/man8.vax/format.8
+++ b/share/man/man8/man8.vax/format.8
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $OpenBSD: format.8,v 1.9 2001/10/04 16:56:52 mpech Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: format.8,v 1.10 2001/10/05 14:45:54 mpech Exp $
.\" Copyright (c) 1980, 1983 The Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.
.\"
@@ -39,10 +39,11 @@
.Nm format
.Nd how to format disk packs
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-There are two ways to format disk packs. The simplest is to
-use the
+There are two ways to format disk packs.
+The simplest is to use the
.Nm
-program. The alternative is to use the DEC standard formatting
+program.
+The alternative is to use the DEC standard formatting
software which operates under the DEC diagnostic supervisor.
This manual page describes the operation of
.Nm format ,
@@ -129,8 +130,8 @@ amiss.)
.Pp
.Nm
uses the standard notation of the standalone I/O library
-in identifying a drive to be formatted. A drive is
-specified as
+in identifying a drive to be formatted.
+A drive is specified as
.Do
.Ar zz Ns (x,y),
.Dc
@@ -161,15 +162,15 @@ should be formatted.
Before each formatting attempt,
.Nm
prompts the user in case debugging should be enabled
-in the appropriate device driver. A carriage return
-disables debugging information.
+in the appropriate device driver.
+A carriage return disables debugging information.
.Pp
.Nm
should be used prior to building file systems (with
.Xr newfs 8
to ensure that all sectors with uncorrectable media errors
-are remapped. If a drive develops uncorrectable
-defects after formatting, either
+are remapped.
+If a drive develops uncorrectable defects after formatting, either
.Xr bad144 8
or
.Xr badsect 8
@@ -242,13 +243,13 @@ The diagnostics are intended to be self explanatory.
The steps needed for 11/750 or 11/730 CPUs are similar, but not
covered in detail here.
.Pp
-The formatting procedures are different for each type of disk. Listed
-here are the formatting procedures for RK07's, RP0X, and RM0X
-disks.
+The formatting procedures are different for each type of disk.
+Listed here are the formatting procedures for RK07's, RP0X, and RM0X disks.
.Pp
You should shut down UNIX and halt the machine to do any disk formatting.
-Make certain you put in the pack you want formatted. It is also a good idea
-to spin down or write protect the disks you don't want to format, just in case.
+Make certain you put in the pack you want formatted.
+It is also a good idea to spin down or write protect the disks you don't
+want to format, just in case.
.Ss Formatting an RK07
Load the console floppy labeled, "RX11 VAX DSK LD DEV #1" in
the console disk drive, and type the following commands: