barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett) (12/17/90)
We have a TU81+ tape drive hooked up to our DECsystem 5400 running
Ultrix 4.0. I often disconnect the tape drive to connect it to our VAX.
Several seconds after disconnecting it, the DS5400 console responds
with something like "msi0: resynching controller." When I later reconnect
the tape drive, the DS5400 does not recognize it. When I reboot the DS5400,
everything is fine.
I want a way to tell the DS5400 that the tape drive is reconnected,
WITHOUT rebooting. Is there a method?
(Before anyone asks: yes, I know all about "rdump" and other tools
for using a tape drive on a remote machine. For the work I am doing, I
*need* the TU81+ directly connected to both machines. Ever try to boot a
VAX into standalone mode from a remote drive?)
Dan
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