FERGUSON@TMASL.EXXON.COM (04/11/89)
I've been trying to use tar on my DN580T 1/4" ctape, and having numerous difficulties (which you may have read about). Here's my latest: It turned out that since I was at sr9.7 (no suffixes, just 9.7), I needed patch number 133 so that I could write tar tapes. Well, I'm now at 9.7.0.4, and it seems as if I would be able to make tar tapes if only I could rewind the tapes without crashing the machine. Any time I do $ rbak -dev c -rewind, the node crashes with a 'Controller timeout' status. Has anyone seen this before? I'd rather not open a hardware call if it's only a software problem. Also, don't you think it's a little silly for a tape controller timeout to bring down the entire OS? Thanks for any advice. Scott Ferguson ferguson@erevax.bitnet