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From: civben@utrcu1.UUCP (Ben Helthuis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: SCSI questions
Message-ID: <284@utrcu1.UUCP>
Date: 3 May 90 18:49:39 GMT
References: <279@utrcu1.UUCP> <27800011@adaptex>
Organization: UTWENTE, Enschede
Lines: 57

In article <27800011@adaptex>, neese@adaptex.UUCP writes:
> 
> >/* ---------- "SCSI questions" ---------- */
> >
> >When I run the Adaptec bios from debug under MSDOS, then I get:
> >
> >          Vendor ID             Product ID
> >----------------------------------------------------
> >         TANDBERG              TDC360092x4180
> >
> >and then
> >Time out error
> >Scsi inquiry command
> >Error on port i/o with host adapter
> 
> The error here may have to do with a tape not being loaded in the tape drive.
> Try that.  

Result is negative . Please note that my only SCSI device is the tape
drive.
.
> >           2: Do I need device drivers for UNIX and/or MSDOS ?
> 
> For tape operation under DOS you will need the ASW-1410 SCSI Manager and
> ASW-210 Sy-Tos Tape Software package.  For ISC V2.0.1 and >, no drivers
> required.
>
Do these packages come with Sy-tos ? 
My local store here up in Holland never heard about ASW-1410 and
ASW-210.
> >           3: What can I be doing wrong ?
> 
> Tough one.  The Tandberg tape driver has been thoroughly bashed about on the
> AHA-154xA adapter.  Is the firmware on the 154xA Rev C (located at U13 part
> number 420504-00 C)?  If not, then you need to contact 408-945-8600 and ask
> for a firmware upgrade.

The firmware on the 154xA Rev C is oke (420504-00 C).

Roy, in the first place I want to thank you very much for picking up my
problem. After changing the tape driver's address from 0 to 1, UNIX has
no problems any more to reach the tape drive. But running debug in DOS
still gives the same results (see above).
Questions:
                 1: Will the BIOS test function with only a streaming
                    tape device ?
                 2: Are the packages ASW-1410 and ASW-210 free ? They
                    didn't come with my Adaptec 1542A.
                 3: Are the above numbers DEVICE DRIVERS ? And if they
                    are free can you send them over the net????
                    I called your technical bulletin board and picked
                    the 154XA Users manual of. But I couldn't find anything
                    about a SCSI manager. Telephon costs from Holland
                    were about $35,-. Maybe you know some addresses in
                    Europe were I can buy(get) this software.

                                                  Regards Ben Helthuis.