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From: wrp@biochsn.acc.virginia.edu (William R. Pearson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Everex Tapes vs Xenix
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Date: 11 Apr 88 20:21:55 GMT
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	I would like to continue my saga of the installation of an
Everex 60 Mbyte streaming tape drive under Xenix.  I have received
three responses to my initial question, how do you install a
Everex 60 Mbyte streaming tape drive with QIC02 controller under
xenix.  One of these was a call from SCO, the lady said that I
needed to get the Mountain tape driver, which I did.  It is marked
"Fix# xnx071".  Another kind individual told me that my controller/tape
combination would work out of the box, and told me the IRQ vector,
DMA, and address to use.  A third person told me how to test if the
tape drive could be installed.

	None of these options have worked.  I talked to SCO this
afternoon, and the lady (in tech support this time) said that SCO
does not support Everex tape controllers, they are too slow, and
you have to get a driver from Everex.  (A slight change in the story
now that I have spent the money).  Apparently I am going to be forced
to get the drivers from everex (the reason that I purchased the
QIC02 controller in the first place was to avoid this), so once again,
I ask the question:

	Has anyone gotten an everex QIC02 controller to work with
Xenix286 version 2.2.1?

Bill Pearson
wrp@virginia.EDU