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From: frank@doitcr.doit.sub.org (Frank Muenster)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apollo
Subject: tape timeout prblm
Message-ID: <1376@doitcr.doit.sub.org>
Date: 24 May 90 19:19:37 GMT
Reply-To: frank@doitcr.doit.sub.org (Frank Muenster)
Organization: DOITCR / FLOENZ1, Public Access Unix Munich/W.-Germany
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   Hi,

after solving my first prblms in bringing up my dn570, and having it up
for some days without major prblms, a new one occured:
  Sometimes, when I try to load new software from a catridge tape, the
  attemp fails with the message:
   "(..sth unexpected, etc.) tape controller timed out (OS/Tape Manager)"
    ^this part differs       ^maybe not the exact words...

  Sometimes, the installing program continues to load software from tape,
  sometimes, the computer crashes for at least 5 minutes, or sometimes
  total, so that i cant do a shut down :(

Has anyone had that problem before I had? 
(And: the prblm does not show up always, and not always on the same tape, either)
Oh yes: When the computer crashed, all the red leds in the backward of the
tape controller mounted below the tape unit r on.

    I hope someone can help!
 
      frank

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frank@doitcr.doit.sub.org