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Article #415Problem installing TK50 tape with TK70 drive
From: ahollander
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 1991 18:54
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 1991 18:54
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A problem has been reported to me where TK50s being read on a TK70 drive, during a VMSINSTAL session, will cause a POSITERR when trying to advance to saveset B (a significantly smaller saveset than saveset A). The very same tape installs without any problems when reading from a any TK50 drive and a number of TK70s. My understanding is that DEC's diagnostics do not test TK70s in TK50 mode so I can't guess if these are isolated controller problems or some combination of revision level of the controller and/or driver rev level. Has anyone else seen this problem? Can anyone help?? Thanks in advance, Al Hollander P.S. If this article should be posted to other newsgroups, please advise.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!nosc!crash!dcs.simpact.com!ahollander From: ahollander@dcs.simpact.com Newsgroups: comp.org.decus Subject: Problem installing TK50 tape with TK70 drive Message-ID: <1991Feb28.105419.2177@dcs.simpact.com> Date: 28 Feb 91 18:54:19 GMT Organization: Simpact Associates, San Diego CA Lines: 20