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From: karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: SCSI Tape Woes
Summary: VP402 host adapter is NOT SCSI
Message-ID: <1990Jan7.220855.3256@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 7 Jan 90 22:08:55 GMT
References: <6674@pbhyf.PacBell.COM>
Reply-To: karl@mcs.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger)
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Organization: Macro Computer Solutions, Inc. - Mundelein, IL
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In article <6674@pbhyf.PacBell.COM> jdp@PacBell.COM (Jerry D. Pierce) writes:
>
>OK, I've got a REAL problem here and would REALLY appreciate some
>assistance...
>
>Background:  A Wyse 3225-150T running Interactive UNIX 2.0.2
>             150 Megabyte ESDI (Micropolis, I think) hard disk
>             150 Megabyte SCSI (Archive QIC36) Tape 
>             SC402 Archive Tape Controller
>
>	I install the system software, and kernal configuration
>	software and run kconfig.  I select the high performance
>	disk driver (hpdd) option.  
>
>	I tell the system that the hard disk controller is a ESDI,
>	and that I have a SCSI Host Adaptor (with tape) also attached.

Yuck.  That was unnecessary, and in addition won't do anything.

>	Will I have any other problems getting this configuration to
>	work???    (And, am I missing something simple somewhere???)

Call Adaptec or you VAR.  Ask him/her for the Archive drivers for ISC 2.0.2.
Install those.  The problem will disappear. 

The VP150 drive with VP402 controller is a QIC02 drive, not SCSI.

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