Article 138041 of comp.os.vms: Path: nntpd.lkg.dec.com!lead.zk3.dec.com!crl.dec.com!crl.dec.com!bloom-beacon.mit.edu! apollo.hp.com!lf.hp.com!news.dtc.hp.com!col.hp.com!usenet.eel.ufl.edu! newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!istar.net!news1.toronto.fonorola.net!news1.toronto.istar.net! news.toronto.istar.net!inforamp.net!news.nstn.ca!dymaxion.ns.ca!rr From: rr@dymaxion.ns.ca (Rod Regier) Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: Re: Older SCSI devices on AXPs under OpenVMS6.2 Date: 17 Jan 96 19:57:55 AST Organization: Dymaxion Research Limited, NS, Canada Lines: 31 Distribution: world Message-ID: <1996Jan17.195755.1@dymaxion.ns.ca> References: <4dfrp7$kog@lion.embl-heidelberg.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: dymd.dymaxion.ns.ca In article <4dfrp7$kog@lion.embl-heidelberg.de>, Paul Tucker writes: > I have had many difficulties since our operating system changed > from OpenVMS 6.1 to 6.2. These difficulties are mainly and, for me, > most importantly related to SCSI devices. > > An exabyte drive (EXAbyte 8200) no longer works. The device is visible, > but on mounting a tape the tape label is not found. On trying to read > from a tape or initialize a tape a fatal drive error is reported. [snip] EXB8200 transport configuration recommendation ---------------------------------------------- Under OpenVMS Alpha V6.2 and above, the MX module dip switches need to be set for SW 1,3 and 5 on, remainder off to permit MOUNT and INIT commands to work. ***WARNING*** Two different sizes of small TORX drivers are needed to easily gain access to the MX module. It is plugged into a mother board that runs along the bottom of the transport. Exabyte holds the opinion that SW 1,2,3 and 5 on, remainder off is a "better" set of values. This is a currently untested theory. RR - 23-Nov-95