Hello (again).
Will an external TLZ04 work on an AlphaServer 2100 running DU 4.0D?
The system in question has an internal TLZ06 that doesn't work. Bummer. I
have an old external TLZ04 that I slapped on the system. I did a SHOW CONFIG
at the console prompt; the TLZ04 shows up. Then, just to be certain there
was device support built into the kernel I booted off genvmunix, built a new
kernel, and rebooted off that new kernel.
I deleted /dev/*mt* and rebooted to ensure the special files got properly
built.
But whenever I (try to) access the TLZ04, nothing happens. No blinken
lights, no whirlin tape. As a sanity check, I dug up another decrepit drive,
a rebadged 8mm drive that shows up as a TKZ09. I yanked the TLZ04 and
connected the TKZ09 to the same system; it works fine (or at least as well
as a three-year-old 8mm tape works). But that verifies the SCSI ID, cable,
external port, and device file are all valid (right?).
So, after screwing with all those things I am beginning to wonder if the
TLZ04 will work on the 2100. Can anyone give me a definitive answer?
Thanks (again) for the help,
Jon
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Received on Wed Oct 07 1998 - 00:10:36 NZDT