gaitan@sophia.eeel.nist.gov (Michael Gaitan B364 x2070) (05/24/91)
We just upgraded our 3/280 to a 4/300. After installing 4.1.1 we were unpleasantly surprised to find that there is NO driver for the 1/2" tape drive. SUN told us that others have had this same experience. DOES ANYONE HAVE A DRIVER FOR THIS CONFIGURATION.....PLEASE HELP!! gaitan@sed.eeel.nist.gov
jms@tardis.tymnet.com (Joe Smith) (06/05/91)
In article <2896@brchh104.bnr.ca> gaitan@sophia.eeel.nist.gov (Michael Gaitan B364 x2070) writes: >We just upgraded our 3/280 to a 4/300. After installing 4.1.1 we were >unpleasantly surprised to find that there is NO driver for the 1/2" tape >drive. SUN told us that others have had this same experience. DOES >ANYONE HAVE A DRIVER FOR THIS CONFIGURATION.....PLEASE HELP!! >gaitan@sed.eeel.nist.gov I don't understand what problems you are having. If you are complaining that the file /sys/sun4/conf/XDXT330 does not exist, that is true but is not a problem. The GENERIC file has entries for xct0 and xt0 if you what to access the Xylogics 1/2-inch tape controller. All the device-driver modules are on disk. So what's wrong with simply running the GENERIC kernel on your Sun-4/300? -Joe P.S. The XD and XT drivers also work on the 3/280 to 4/490 upgrade. -- Joe Smith (408)922-6220 | SMTP: jms@tardis.tymnet.com or jms@gemini.tymnet.com BT Tymnet Tech Services | UUCP: ...!{ames,pyramid}!oliveb!tymix!tardis!jms PO Box 49019, MS-C51 | BIX: smithjoe | CA license plate: "POPJ P," (PDP-10) San Jose, CA 95161-9019 | humorous dislaimer: "My Amiga 3000 speaks for me."
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Path: mdcbbs.com!suskind From: suskind@mdcbbs.com (Barry A. Suskind, Knights who say NI!) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun Subject: Re: 1/2" Tape Drive: Driver Needed Message-ID: <1991May30.053206.1402@mdcbbs.com> Date: 30 May 91 05:32:06 PDT References: <2896@brchh104.bnr.ca> Organization: McDonnell Douglas M&E, Cypress CA News-Moderator: Approval required for posting to comp.sys.sun Lines: 21 In article <2896@brchh104.bnr.ca>, gaitan@sophia.eeel.nist.gov (Michael Gaitan B364 x2070) writes: > We just upgraded our 3/280 to a 4/300. After installing 4.1.1 we were > unpleasantly surprised to find that there is NO driver for the 1/2" tape > drive. SUN told us that others have had this same experience. DOES > ANYONE HAVE A DRIVER FOR THIS CONFIGURATION.....PLEASE HELP!! > > gaitan@sed.eeel.nist.gov > Gee I have the same problem, and MY salesman even told me it would be supported. I was quite suprised to find out otherwise. Their support people said we could pay them to write one of course. I would like to get this driver also, and find NO reason why SUN cannot supply it. If it compiled under SUN 3 for a VME based system, why not SUN 4 +---------------------------------------------------------------------+ Barry A. Suskind Internet: suskind%edoras@mdcbbs.com MaBell: 703-560-5000x2348 UUCP: uunet!mdcbbs!edoras!suskind E-Systems / Melpar Division 7700 Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA 22046 JSNM Just Stark Naked Magic