Problem installing TK50 tape with TK70 drive

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1 total messages Started by ahollander Thu, 28 Feb 1991 18:54

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Author: ahollander
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

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