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Conference bulova::decw_jan-89_to_nov-90

Title:	DECWINDOWS 26-JAN-89 to 29-NOV-90
Notice:	See 1639.0 for VMS V5.3 kit; 2043.0 for 5.4 IFT kit
Moderator:	STAR::VATNE

Created:	Mon Oct 30 1989
Last Modified:	Mon Dec 31 1990
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	3726
Total number of notes:	19516

317.0. "TAPE DRIVE PROBLEM WITH MKAxxx on VMS5.1-B" by JGO::MEHIGHEND (Hans Castien NMGV06::Castien @JGO) Tue Feb 28 1989 05:48

	Hi,

	I've just installed VMS 5.1-B on my PVAX and I wanted to
	install DECWINDOWS.
	This however causes a problem, since the SAVESETS of DECW are
	on a TK50 tape, and the system will not mount the tape drive.
	It tells me:
	"Device not available. Not on line or in config table"

	If I then do a SYSGEN> A A
	it still comes back with same message.

	Does anyone else have seen the same problem?
	Is there a fix or work around for this problem?

	Regards,
	Hans Castien
	Manufacturing Engineering
	Nijmegen
	Holland

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
317.1		ASIA::MCLEMAN	Workstations 'R' Us	`Tue Feb 28 1989 08:38`	6
	Is your TK50 microcode up to snuff (or TZ30 if applicable?)? it must be rev 45 or later. If not, you will get the results you see. Jeff
317.2	worked with VMS 5.0	JGO::MEHIGHEND	Hans Castien NMGV06::Castien @JGO	`Tue Feb 28 1989 09:49`	7
	It worked ok with version 5.0-T3B2. I could mount TK50 (MKA500) and everything worked fine. So does this mean REV 45 is needed from version 5.1 and up, or may this be caused by some "bug" in VMS
317.3	RTFRN	ASIA::MCLEMAN	Workstations 'R' Us	`Tue Feb 28 1989 16:43`	9
	Sure it worked with V5.0T3b2. And we have done extensive debugging and have found alot of bugs in microcode on the periphial. So, in the RELEASE NOTES and/or COVERLETTER is says that your TZK50 must be at rev 45. And no it is not a bug in VMS. As I stated before and above, rev 45 is needed. CASE CLOSED! Jeff