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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!su-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!news.bbnplanet.com!newsxfer3.itd.umich.edu!news1.best.com!miwok!HSNX.wco.com!news.wco.com!not-for-mail From: ai@shell. (ai) Newsgroups: comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.sys.sun.misc,comp.sys.sun.wanted,comp.sys.sun.hardware,comp.unix.bsd.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.misc,comp.unix.questions Subject: _____HELP: "no tape loaded" error on DAT drive + SunOS 4.1.3_____ Date: 19 Mar 1997 01:09:42 GMT Organization: West Coast Online's News Server - Not responsible for content Lines: 43 Message-ID: <5gnecm$rjo$1@news.wco.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: shell.wco.com X-Newsposter: trn 4.0-test54 (18 Feb 97) Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.sys.sun.hardware:44982 comp.sys.sun.misc:28800 comp.sys.sun.wanted:18053 comp.unix.bsd.misc:2842 comp.unix.solaris:100612 comp.unix.misc:28380 comp.unix.questions:97059 Hello, We are trying to connect and use an external DAT drive (HP35480A mechanism, Centronics 50-pin connector) to a SunSPARCstation 2 running SunOS 4.1.3 . On bootup, the Sun says it recognizes the DAT drive OK. But when we try a: mt -f /dev/rst0 rewind or: tar cvf /dev/rst0 files.... command, the machine comes back with the error message: /dev/rst0 : no tape loaded or drive offline 1. Why are we getting this message and how do we fix any possible problems? NOTE: the above error message occurs whether a DAT tape (90 meter DDS 4mm DAT tape) is loaded into the drive or not. ALSO: the drive and tapes work FINE on a SPARCstation 20 running Solaris 2.5 . 2. Does anything in the SPARC 2 kernel need to be modified in order to work with the DAT? (or maybe some internal settings on the HP35480A?) 3. We have an older, now not-working HP35480A drive (different enclosure and with a DIP switch bank for compression options). This older HP35480A worked FINE with the SPARC 2 running SunOS 4.1.3 . Wierd. Thanks in advance for any suggestions/recommendations to: ai@wco.com