SCO Unix 3.2.2 with an Adaptec 1542B SCSI and Xabyte Tape Drive

[Wm E. Davidsen Jr]

In article <17499 at yunexus.YorkU.CA> andrew at nexus.YorkU.CA (Andrew Kleiman) writes:
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| Has anyone installed a Adaptec 1542B SCSI controller with a 
| Xabyte Tape Drive in SCO Unix 3.2.2 system.  I'm having a very hard             time getting the darn tape unit
| to work.  All I get when I issue a tape command is 
| 
| Warning Stp Inquiry failed
| Warning aha: No controller response 

| Does anyone know the proper setting for the Adaptec card (ie DMA,INT,etc)

  You also have to set the device addresses. Some kernels want the
controller at 0 and the drive at 7, some something else, some want the
drive first, other last, yecch! I could look this up the manual and type
it in, but I won't spoil your fun.

  Anyway, that's probably what it is.
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