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Dear All,

I've  just bought a second hand  Archive Viper 2150L tape streamer for
my Linux box, and  have run into a  problem, which I hope somebody out
there may be able to help me with.

Whenever  the streamer receives the  RESET or REWIND commands from the
host (both DOS  and Linux QIC-02), the tape  rewinds, as expected, but
the drive never detects the BOT markers (series of holes in the tape).
This results  in   the tape  being  wound  off the  spools inside  the
cartridge,  and the host software  blocking, as it  awaits the OK from
the streamer.

Now then, I've  checked that there  are no obstructions in the EOT/BOT
detector, but I've noticed that there is no  light coming from the LED
either.  Does anyone know if this is normal, or does it operate in the
visible spectrum?  Ideally, I'm looking  for a  circuit diagram, so  I
can run  my  own  diagnostics on   the drive.   Does anybody have  any
contact addresses for Archive Corp.?

Many thanks for reading this far!

Kenny.

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