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From: neese@adaptx1.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.periphs.scsi
Subject: Re: <20602@agate.berkeley.edu>
Message-ID: <283400106@adaptx1>
Date: 11 May 91 08:00:08 GMT
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Nf-From: adaptx1.UUCP!neese    May 10 12:30:00 1991


>>>Now for the questions:
>>>
>>>1.  When running Roy Neese's SCSICNTL utility (Version 5.1) the following error
>>>    message appears at startup.
>>>
>>>	   Start:  Tape Drive 1 error reported
>>>	      Sense key 02:  Not Ready
>>>           Error Code 00:  No additional information
>>>
>>
>>This is normal.  If there is no tape in the drive.  The drive is not ready.
>
>Roy,
>
>I used to see this with my Archive Viper 2150S when running an earlier
>version of SCSICNTL.  Now, with 5.5, I don't see it.  Should I?

  For the version the user was specifying, this was normal.  I have since
made a feature(?) addition that will not report this error at init time.
  While I am here, the much sought after tape program I have been working on
is about ready.  It has turned into a typical example of galloping elegance
or creeping featurism.  AT the same time a new version of SCSICNTL will be
forth coming that will support the AIC6260, AHA1510/1522/1542/1640/1740,
and ASPI support as well.  Along with some new features (i.e. the ability
to remap a bad block on a SCSI disk).

  And now that I have your attention:  If you are a 1542B owner and would
like to get the latest firmware/BIOS for this adapter.  You must send me
all the part number information off of the white sticky label that starts AHA-.
I only have the firmware/BIOS available in Intel binary format.  I will Email
it to you along with the checksums.  Along with that, I can send you a new
SCO XENIX driver that will garantee higher throughput.  This driver is a
Roy Neese driver that neither SCO or Adaptec will acknowledge.  So support
issues will have to be directed at me.

			Roy Neese
			Adaptec Senior SCSI Applications Engineer
			UUCP @  neese@adaptex
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