Hello Forum,
I'm hoping to follow some instructions to possibly fix a Seagate translator regeneration problem (you can read problem here: http://www.forum.salvationdata.com/view ... f=23&t=915). One part of the instructions is to: "add LBA with bad sector to Glist" manually. My questions, does anyone know the terminal command to achieve this? The terminal command to add a sector to the glist? It's not in SalvationData documentation and the SD support dept doesn't know either. Any help appreciated! Thanks!!

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FYI... full instructions I was given are:
1. Backup modules
2. erase Altlist = Glist
3. Power off/on
4. Scan the drive with MHDD or similar , STOP and write down the first LBA with bad sector
5. add the LBA with bad sector to Glist. check with V4 command
6. REGENERATE TRANSLATOR using AltList: m0,6,3,,,,,22
7. repeat steps from 4 to 6
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If you have the SD tools as you say you do this one is easy to accomplish. The tools allow you to scan and add bad sectors to the Glist or Plist You should adds to the plist and not the glist list this one is better practice on this one. If you own SD tools then you do not need to use MHDD to do this one with it. Plus there is instructions on how to accomplish this with SD tools.

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Iorana Haraharaini

Thanks for your fast response Poe!

Although this is a "7200.4" drive, I need to use the "7200.11" section of HD Doc to access this one (I can "load from HDD" in both sections, but terminal is gibberish unless in 7200.11 and firmware is only accessible in 7200.11).

Unfortunately, "Defects to Plist" isn't an option here (only on "Barracuda" section).

Also, I was told to add to glist, not plist. According to the instructions I got, I'm supposed to scan and find first bad sector (I already know which it is) and add it to glist then regen translator using glist (m0,6,3,,,,,22). I think this is due to the specific strange problem I'm having with this drive.

Main problem is no one seems to know how to manually add a sector to the glist in terminal.

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You can not start this drive in 7200.11 it is incorrect. If you have problems in terminal it is your settings on it. Seems that you need to understand more on what you are trying to do. You are going about this one the wrong way on it. Sorry but you add defects to the Plist and not the glist on this especially after making a scan of your HDD. If you continue to add to the Glist you will over flow it. What is the purpose of what you are doing? Do you want to refurbusih your HDD? Then there is plenty of instructions on how to accomplish this one. If you can not figure it out using the instructions from SD contact and purchase the new Seagate Guide for your tool. You will find your answers in there if you can not find them else where on this one. In my new guide there is instructions on refurbishing your HDD and how to use the terminal commands to refurbish this and run a factory SS on your HDD. Note the manual is not free and you will not get it for free. If SD told you to do this one I am not sure who you spoke to on this and it seems very strange they would tell you to start a barracuda HDD in 7200.11'12 mode on this one.

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Iorana Haraharaini

I understand now that a UNC error will add a sector to the Glist. I've got past my original two problems (LBA=0 and then UNC errors starting at 6%). Now I'm up to 16% after "6. REGENERATE TRANSLATOR using AltList: m0,6,3,,,,,22" from the first bad sector around 6%. I DO need the data back, so SS isn't an option. I didn't know that you had a Seagate manual though. I may be interested in it at some point.

BTW... no one at SD told me to start in 7200.11, but it's just what I've always done when the terminal mode shows gibberish (rather than adjusting baud rate). Anyhow, it doesn't seem to cause problems, and the terminal commands I'm using have been working.

Also, correct -- I don't really know what I'm doing. I'm trying to take the knowledge that I have and add it to these instructions I've received. The seagate manual I have from seagate doesn't help much, and it has nothing on the "m" command. But, I'm learning.

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Ideas few and confused. If you continue this way data will be garbled beyond repair. If you trade a solution for fixing 'unable to load ovl 1a' for barracuda without UDMA or SD - for data recovery - I can help.

Selfscan for the f3 arch

Selfscan impossible without factory binaries. All you can do is scan + remap + reset smart via terminal

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All went well until I plugged the drive in.

He wants data not the drive