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Date: 16 Apr 89 13:58:43 GMT
From: mcvax!prlb2!kulcs!kulesat!esat!elsen@uunet.uu.net  (Marc Elsen)
Organization: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven,ESAT - dep. Elect. Engineering, Belgium
Subject: Re: TS11 supported on UNIBUS via DWBUA ?
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In article <978@haydn.kulesat.uucp>, elsen@haydn.kulesat.uucp (Marc Elsen) writes:
> 
> 
>  Does anyone know whether a TS11 tape drive is a supported device
> on an 8530 's UNIBUS using a DWBUA adapter (currently running V5.0-2) ?
> 
>  We can init the tape but when trying to mount it the process hangs.
>  Online diagnostic (EVAAM if I recall correctly) also runs without any
>  problems !?
> 
>  Besides the TS11's controller interface the UNIBUS also contains an
> LP11 interface and 3 DR11-W interfaces.All of these other interfaces
> are working properly.
> 
> Local FIELD Service and support are currently 'breaking their neks' over
> this having fully checked all hardware and possible configuration problems.
> The latest word is that they will try and 'simulate' our condition on
> one of their own machines to see whether or not they run into the same problem.
> 
> Could this be a driver problem ?
> 

   Many thanks to Wolfgang J. Moeller, who send me the following patch for
TSDRIVER (V5.0-n).
After applying it (and rebooting)  I got a working TS11 under V5.0-2 !
 
    $ PATCH TSDRIVER.EXE
    patch> REPL/INS 41D
    OLD> 'MOVB #0D,B^4D(R5)'
    OLD> EXIT
    NEW> 'MOVB #04,B^4D(R5)'
    NEW> EXIT
    .
    .
    PATCH>UPDATE
    PATCH>EXIT
 


  Marc Elsen (System Manager/Software Engineer)
  Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
  Dep. E.S.A.T.
  Kard. Mercierlaan 94
  3030 HEVERLEE
  Belgium
              tel. 32(0)16220931(ext. 1080)

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