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- Path: sparky!uunet!mcsun!sunic!dkuug!diku!joker
- From: joker@diku.dk (Morten Christian Holmgreen)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: Tape drive hangs in OS/2
- Message-ID: <1992Sep14.180249.4378@odin.diku.dk>
- Date: 14 Sep 92 18:02:49 GMT
- References: <92257.183509CXF107@psuvm.psu.edu>
- Sender: joker@ask.diku.dk
- Organization: Department of Computer Science, U of Copenhagen
- Lines: 24
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- CXF107@psuvm.psu.edu (Rooh) writes:
-
- >I have a PS/2 Mod 80, 10 Meg Ram, 160 Meg HD. I installed OS/2, it runs fine.
- >My tape backup is IBM, I have the IBM Software for it. It runs OK under a
- >diagonstic disk, BUT.... When I try to do a back up. I get an error " No tape
- >drive present. The installation of the software added the lines
- >DEVICE=C:\OS2TAPE\ITI.SYS
- >RUN=C:\OS2TAPE\ITDMN.EXE
- >to the config.sys. Anyone have any ideas?
-
- >Thanks
- >Chris
-
- Hi there..
-
- Get the updated IBM2FLPY.ADD driver from either hobbes or watson,
- that should do the trick, since it's the OS/2 floppy driver that's
- causing the problem. (Yep I've had the same problem)
-
- Christian
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- M. Christian Holmgreen / joker@diku.dk / mochmch@uts.uni-c.dk
- student, University of Copenhagen, Dept. of Computer Science
- "Human errors can only be avoided if one can avoid the use of humans"
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