dwayne@stratsft.UUCP (Dwayne Bailey) (02/14/91)
Interactive Unix SysV 3.2 ver 2.2 includes a new floppy driver which is supposed to allow the use of QIC-40 standard floppy interface tape backup units. Thus far, I have had absolutely no luck getting this to work with a Colorodo Memory Systems DJ-10 JUMBO tape drive. I used the ftape program as specified in the manual, but all I get is a message saying that no tape was found. If I try again, I get a different error message, saying that the device is busy. Not only that, but my floppies are also "busy." The only way I have found to correct this state is to shut down the system. I've tried this on two different systems with two different disk controllers. Same results both times. Any light that can be shed on the subject would be greatly appreciated. The hardware I'm working with: AMI Mark II 386 20MHz Motherboard Perstor PS-180 16FN HD/FD Controller CMS JUMBO DJ-10 tape drive I've tried both with and without the adapter board with the same results. Dwayne Bailey ============================================================================== Apropriate disclamer and tag line under construction -- Please be patient. ==============================================================================