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From: jayr@well.UUCP (Jay Roth)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: SUN tape drive problem
Message-ID: <1252@well.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 10-Jun-86 17:39:12 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 10 17:39:12 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 12-Jun-86 00:30:43 EDT
Organization: Whole Earth Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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Keywords: sun tape drive

I'm having a problem with my SUN tape drive, and perhaps someone out there
has the solution, or can help.  Many times, when I insert a tape, then try
a "mt" command, the tape can't be "found" (I get "no cartridge in drive..").
Once this happens, according to my unix manuals (and verified by experience),
any mt command to the drive will fail, until the "descriptor is closed."
I can't figure out a way to close the descriptor (sometimes rebooting isn't
good enough).  Any ideas on what the problem is, or how to get around it?