On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Harry W. Waddell wrote:

# On Thu, 7 Oct 1999, Ted Lemon wrote:
# 
# > Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 15:23:12 -0400
# > From: Ted Lemon <mellon@isc.org>
# > To: Andrew Gillham <gillhaa@ghost.whirlpool.com>
# > Cc: greywolf@starwolf.com, current-users@netbsd.org
# > Subject: Re: Hardware trouble question... 
# > 
# > 
# > > Actually many seagate hawks that I've had the "stiction" problem work
# > > quite reliably once they spin up. (e.g. running for months without
# > > problems once they are spun up by "rotating" the drive sharply)
# > 

But is this a stiction problem?  It spins up, just not to full speed.
After 10 tries, the starter gives up.

Oh, the bus hangs right about there, too.

# > That's great until the next power failure... :')
# > 
# > 			       _MelloN_
# > 
# 
# When all appears lost, try dropping the drive onto a carpeted floor from
# increasing heights, until it unsticks.[ or gets destroyed]
# 
# Harry
# 
# 
# 


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