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From: p554mve@mpirbn.mpifr-bonn.mpg.de (Michael van Elst)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix,comp.sys.dec,comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: Trying to attach a Sony Optical disk to a DECstation 3100, help!
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Date: 20 Nov 90 00:35:55 GMT
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In article <11255@milton.u.washington.edu> heldt@EECS.WSU.EDU (Tim Heldt) writes:
>According to the vendor you need to do a dd to activate the device before using it.  Unfortunatly the system which has the optical right now is in transit from a research project.  The vendor should be able to help you.

That's true. A dd will clear the unit attention condition that is entered
by the drive when a new disk is inserted.


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