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tk_scsiformat(8)                      Scsiinfo User's Guide                      tk_scsiformat(8)

NAME
       tk_scsiformat - low level format an scsi disk device with a nice user interface

SYNOPSIS
       tk_scsiformat [device]

DESCRIPTION
       Low  level formats the SCSI device identified by the scsi disk or generic scsi device node
       device.  You must be root to perform this operation. When you do  not  specify  a  device,
       tk_scsiformat gives you a list to select a disk device from.

       tk_scsiformat is a Tcl/Tk user interface to scsiformat(8).

       You  should read that manual page for the general operation of scsiformat.  All common X11
       and Tcl/Tk options apply.

       By the nature of graphical user interfaces, there should not be much to explain here.  All
       entry fields refer directly to scsiformat(8) options.

       In addition to those, you are able to save your selections to be used as defaults for this
       device next time in a file /usr/lib/scsi/scsiformat.defs.*   by  pressing  the  <Save  De-
       faults>  button. This is intended and very handy for formatting of removable medias. Note,
       however, that tk_scsiformat is not as clever as scsiformat(8) (or even  tries  to  be)  to
       find if multiple ways to refer to the same scsi device (disk device, generic device).

       Furthermore,  you can select (or enter freely) a command to automatically make a file sys-
       tem on the newly formatted disk.

       While formatting a nice completion bar is drawn. Alas, I could not really implement query-
       ing progress from a target device yet.

       The  /usr/lib/scsi/tworands  binary  is used to calculate two random integers which is not
       supported by plain Tcl/Tk.

BUGS
       When not specifying a device to format, tk_scsiformat will prepare a list of disk  devices
       to  choose  from. Alas, if a blocking format operation is running on one of them, tk_scsi-
       format will block in a non interruptible disk wait sleep.

       Old status files in /tmp will confuse tk_scsiformat.  However, they are removed  after  48
       hours.

       Restrictions of the SCSI_IOCTL_SEND_COMMAND ioctl(2) call for the sd(4) device make it im-
       possible to issue a FORMAT_UNIT command with more than 4096 bytes of arguments. This could
       be  avoided  by  using the proper generic scsi device /dev/sg* instead, at least where the
       kernel is compiled to support it. Most of the time this is not needed though and thus  I'm
       myself to lazy to do it.

FILES
       /usr/lib/scsi/tworands
       /usr/lib/scsi/scsiformat.defs.*
       /tmp/scsiformat.xx:xx:xx:xx:xxxxxxxx
       /dev/sd*
       /dev/sg*

SEE ALSO
       scsiformat(8), scsiinfo(8), scsi-config(8), fdisk(8), sd(4).

AUTHOR
       Michael Weller <eowmob AT exp-math.de>

scsiinfo 1.7                              23 August 1997                         tk_scsiformat(8)

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