mattis@CEEE-SED.ARPA ("Richard L. Mattis") (11/14/86)
There are occasions when my TU77 tape drive gets into a state where it cannot be properly dismounted and deallocated. The drive is marked for dismount and stays that way. Logging out only leaves the drive allocated to a non-existent process. Page 43 of the November 1986 VAX/VMS Systems Dispatch refers to a privileged utility available from DECUS which deallocates devices in such situations. I called the Colorado Support Center and DECUS, and neither knew just what DECUS tape contained the utility. Does anyone know where the utility is, or have one they would be willing to send me? The only other way to get your tape drive unstuck is to reboot, which is not always convenient. Richard L. Mattis National Bureau of Standards (301) 975-2235 ------