| Title: | VAX and Alpha VMS |
| Notice: | This is a new VMSnotes, please read note 2.1 |
| Moderator: | VAXAXP::BERNARDO |
| Created: | Wed Jan 22 1997 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 703 |
| Total number of notes: | 3722 |
Hello,
I have a Alpha station 200 4/100 which has an external
SCSI port. On this port a TK50 is connected.
After upgrading to VMS 7.1, the drive is no longer
accessible. When trying to INIT a tape, the drive starts
moving, than hangs. Usually your process hangs or you'll
get a SYSTEM-F_MEDOFL error.
Just for a proof, I rebooted the system with the 7.0 and 7.1
distribution CD; on VMS 7.0 INIT and MOUNT work, on 7.1 not.
However I cannot find any restrictionmentioned in the release
notes. There is only one remark bearing to EXABYTE tapes on VAX
7.1. The only other pointer I have found is an IPMT case
with a TLZ04 showing more or less the same problem.
My guess is that this is a bug or restriction somewhere in the
MK or PK driver.
Can anyone confirm this ?
Thanks in advance,
Ton Dorland
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| 628.1 | UTRTSC::jgoras-197-2-3.jgo.dec.com::JurVanDerBurg | Change mode to Panic! | Thu May 22 1997 11:03 | 8 | |
Ton, The TK50 has never been supported on Alpha. If it worked, fine. Having said that, we may check out what's really wrong if i find some time. Jur. | |||||
| 628.2 | LEFTY::CWILLIAMS | CD or not CD, that's the question | Thu May 22 1997 12:28 | 11 | |
THe TK50Z was -barely- SCSI-1 functionality. It was cleaned up a little
when it started shipping on VS3100's, but it is unlikely that it can
handle a lot of the newer protocol being used, as it did not exist when
the drive was designed.
We don't have the code, and can't fix the drive, regardless...
Time for a supported drive, I'm afraid.
Chris
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