ppel@neabbs.UUCP (PETER PELLEMANS) (03/25/90)
I have a problem installing a tape streamer, which according Interactive
Systems in the UK should work. The actual installation goes without any
problems, but after building a new kernel, UNIX gets stuck while trying to
boot.
The situation is:
UNIX 386/ix version 2.0.2
Tape streamer ARCHIVE VIPER VP60i
Controller SC402, type QIC-02
The menu in kconfig gives only one option, i.e. Wangtek. So what should we
do in order to install the above streamer.
HELP !!
Peter Pellemans
CSE Consultants in Software Engineering bv - Zeist, The Netherlands
phone: (31) 3404 - 11420
UUCP: ppel@neabbs.nlbrando@uiucme2.me.uiuc.edu (Brando W. Brown) (03/26/90)
In article <340515@neabbs.UUCP> ppel@neabbs.UUCP (PETER PELLEMANS) writes: > >I have a problem installing a tape streamer, which according Interactive >Systems in the UK should work. The actual installation goes without any >problems, but after building a new kernel, UNIX gets stuck while trying to >boot. > >The situation is: > > UNIX 386/ix version 2.0.2 > Tape streamer ARCHIVE VIPER VP60i > Controller SC402, type QIC-02 > >The menu in kconfig gives only one option, i.e. Wangtek. So what should we >do in order to install the above streamer. In the 386/ix Operating System Release Notes pages 2 and 3 describe the procedure for installing a SCSI tape drive such as the Archive 2060,2125,2150 of which I have the 2150. By following the installation instructions you add three lines to a new file called "tape" in /etc/conf/node.d, use kconfig under High performance disk driver (item # 7) and follow the Y/N prompts including the SCSI tape. Then make a new kernel and reboot. Hope this helps. Brando +============================================================================+ | Brandon Brown Internet: brando@uiucme.me.uiuc.edu | | Addamax Corporation UUCP: uunet!uiucuxc!addamax!brown | | 2009 Fox Drive GEnie: xmg23356 macbrando | | Champaign, IL 61820 CompuServe: 73040,447 | +============================================================================+
cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill) (03/26/90)
In article <340515@neabbs.UUCP> ppel@neabbs.UUCP (PETER PELLEMANS) writes: >The situation is: > > UNIX 386/ix version 2.0.2 > Tape streamer ARCHIVE VIPER VP60i > Controller SC402, type QIC-02 > >The menu in kconfig gives only one option, i.e. Wangtek. So what should we >do in order to install the above streamer. You need the "ct" device driver from archive. Interactive does not include a device driver for the archive tape drive in its standard distribution. -- Conor P. Cahill (703)430-9247 Virtual Technologies, Inc., uunet!virtech!cpcahil 46030 Manekin Plaza, Suite 160 Sterling, VA 22170
ppel@neabbs.UUCP (PETER PELLEMANS) (03/30/90)
Thanks for all the info so far. Unfortunately it hasn't helped yet. It may be my fault, my explanation of the problem was incorrect. I said the installation of the driver went without any problems. This is not true since I don't have the driver. I was confused with something else (installation os the tape with SCSI). I did find a ct driver for XENIX 286/386. I don't know whether that is the one to use for my 386/ix system. And if I could use it (or get another one from ARCHIVE), I still would not be able to install it, since the only option kconfig gives me is a WANGTEK tape. What can I do in order to install without using kconfig, given that I am able to get the right driver ? Thanks, Peter Peter Pellemans CSE Consultants in Software Engineering bv, Zeist, The Netherlands Phone (31) 3404 - 11420 Fax (31) 3404 - 13866 UUCP ppel@neabbs.nl