cboyes@ibmpcug.co.uk (Chris Boyes) (03/24/91)
I have been trying to install a CMS JUMBO floppy tape system on a system running ISC UNIX 2.2, without success! The method of installation was as per OS Guide section 7.16 1. Remove floppy disk driver 2. Add New floppy driver 3. Add Floppy tape driver 4. Rebuild and reinstall kernel Normal UNIX floppy disk mounting and access was possible but use of the ftape command as below gives errors as below: #ftape -t /dev/ftape /dev/ftape : no such device (after timeout) then #ftape -t /dev/ftape /dev/ftape : device busy Following this any attempt to access the floppy disk results in a device busy message. Just by chance I tried using the floppy disk via VP/ix as drive A: (after rebooting and confirming floppy access via UNIX) and no floppy tape access. The result was a quick flash on the disk activity light and the VP/ix procces hung and could not be killed, in fact when used from the console the only solution was to remove the power. The tape drive functions perfectly using DOS and is not faulty. The UK OEM supplier had no experience of the floppy tape driver and was sympathetic but could not help. I would be greatfull if anyone who may have used the floppy tape driver could give me some help. It may of course be a bug in the operator not the system ! I appologise if this problem has been seen on the net before I am a new reader of news and this is my first posting. Chris Boyes | Email cboyes@ibmpcug.co.uk 21 St Anns's Court | ...!uunet!ukc!ibmpcug!cboyes Stanley Road, Sutton | Phone +44 81-661-9259,+44 81-643-8000 Surrey SM2 6RX England | Usenet access via CONNECT -- Automatic Disclaimer: The views expressed above are those of the author alone and may not represent the views of the IBM PC User Group. --
root@shambala.uucp (Kent Karrer(root)) (03/27/91)
In article <1991Mar24.112102.8264@ibmpcug.co.uk> cboyes@ibmpcug.co.uk (Chris Boyes) writes: > >I have been trying to install a CMS JUMBO floppy tape system >on a system running ISC UNIX 2.2, without success! >The method of installation was as per OS Guide section 7.16 >1. Remove floppy disk driver >2. Add New floppy driver >3. Add Floppy tape driver >4. Rebuild and reinstall kernel > >Normal UNIX floppy disk mounting and access was possible >but use of the ftape command as below gives errors as below: > #ftape -t /dev/ftape > /dev/ftape : no such device (after timeout) >then > #ftape -t /dev/ftape > /dev/ftape : device busy > >Following this any attempt to access the floppy disk results >in a device busy message. > > I had the same problem. I finally called CMS Technical Support. They asked me to check the rev level of my tape drive. Apparently there is a known problem with a particular rev level. I fixed the bug by purchasing CMS's new unix driver. I suggest you call their tech support number (number in back of documenta- tion and talk to them. -- [ A GREAT DEAL OF CHAOS IN THE WORLD occurs because people don't appreciate ] [ themselves. -- Chogyam Trungpa ] [ "SHAMBHALA - The Sacred Path of the Warrior" ] [____________________uunet!seaeast.wa.com!shambala!root ____________________]