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From: mason@oct1.UUCP (David Mason)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Tape cartridge hung
Message-ID: <1990Aug2.074751.4386@oct1.UUCP>
Date: 2 Aug 90 07:47:51 GMT
Reply-To: mason@oct1.UUCP (David Mason)
Organization: Open Computer Technology
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In article <1990Jul30.210437.17290@eci386.uucp> clewis@eci386.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
writes:
>Is that a tape drive?  Early Wangtek 60Mb streamers had some sort of
>bug in the controller that caused them to hang when used with UNIX
>or Xenix.  Wangtek was shipping 150's for a while for no extra charge.

Please, tell me more.  We have installed a large number of the Wangtek
60 Mb tape drives over the last few years, and every now and then one
hangs.  The tape stops, the light on the cartridge drive stays on and
the associated cpio process hangs.  Only a reboot clears it.

We usually find that by replacing the controller (Wangtek Assy 30850)
the problem is fixed.  Our supplier hates honouring his warranty, because
it "works fine when I try it".  Of course, he tests it under Dos.

Does anyone know if this problem has definitely been fixed in later
revisions?  The controllers are marked with revision letters, so something
must have changed.

Thanks.
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David               |      mason@oct1 (David M Mason)
                    |      olsa99!oct1!mason@ddsw1.mcs.com