Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!lethe!yunexus!ists!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!bcstec!misty!jsadler From: jsadler@misty.boeing.com (Jim Sadler) Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Subject: Re: HP 9000/835, HP-UX 7.0 - unable to use cartridge tape drive Message-ID: <1150062@misty.boeing.com> Date: 18 Jan 91 05:13:32 GMT References: Organization: Boeing Commercial Airplane BCS Support Lines: 37 Another way to get a better description of errno errors is to add the long description in the manual with the errno number in a file called /usr/lib/help/errno. This allows you to to use the help command ex. as shown below. Script started on Thu Jan 17 21:10:05 1991 misty.jsadler /users/jsadler$ help errno16 errno16: EBUSY Device or resource busy. An attempt to mount a device that was already mounted or an attempt was made to dismount a device on which there is an active file (open file, current directory, mounted-on file, active text segment). It will also occur if an attempt is made to enable accounting when it is already enabled. The device or resource is currently unavailable, such as when a non-shareable device file is in use. misty.jsadler /users/jsadler$ script done on Thu Jan 17 21:10:16 1991 If you would like a copy of the file let me know and I'll mail you a copy. If enough requests come in I'll post it. (it's about 15k) jim sadler 206-234-9009 email uunet!bcstec!jsadler | jsadler@misty.boeing.com This service is brought to you by the computing mafia of Boeing (BCS). Oh ya None of the above is an opinion of The Boeing Co.