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- Subject: SCO Xenix 386 2.3.4 Adaptec w/Archive ST 52
- Keywords: Tape problems
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- Date: 28 Dec 92 07:00:55 GMT
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- .> Date: 28 Dec 92 03:20:10 GMT
- .> Organization: CCS Enterprises, Inc.
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- .> We have been having problems with a new tape drive installed on our
- .> system (486 DX2/66Mhz, 16mb, SCO Xenix 386GT 2.3.4, Adaptec 1542B controller
- .> HP 667mb SCSI-2 HD, & Archive/Maynard ST 525mb SCSI Tape Drive).
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- .> We are able to read and write 150mb & 250mb (DC6150 & DC6250) tapes
- .> without any problems. However, when we go and try to write to a
- .> 525mb tape (DC6525) (and using several different tapes) we get:
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- .> %tape type=scsi unit=2:0
- .> SCSI: ERROR: on tape ha=0 id=2 lun=0
- .> SCSI: WARNING: Host Adapter Detected Error
- .> SCSI Bus Data Over/Under Run
- .> tar: tape write error
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- .> We have downloaded and installed from SCO's sosco system the SLS xnx316
- .> which is an Adaptec SCSI tape supplement for Xenix 2.3.4, but this did
- .> not correct the problem. The above message was with this patch applied.
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- .> Has anyone seen this problem before? In looking in the release notes,
- .> I do not see the 525mb tape drives listed, and now this concerns me,
- .> but it is hard to beleive that it does not support them??? Hmmm...
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- I use 525MB SCSI tapes all the time with out a
- problem. But I do remember something about this brand of tape
- drive and Unix. I think there is a jumper to be set somewhere. I
- use the sankyo drives, And I have no problems...
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- .> >.. Easton, Maryland 21601 ......|......... BBS: (410) 476-5098 ...........<
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