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Re: mt rewoffl doesn't work

 
Michael Schulte zur Sur
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mt rewoffl doesn't work

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Michael Schulte zur Sur
Honored Contributor

Re: mt rewoffl doesn't work

Hi,

no clue, no one?

Michael
Alexander M. Ermes
Honored Contributor

Re: mt rewoffl doesn't work

Hi Michael.
Sorry, but no ideas.
Just one thing.
In the parameter list for mt there is no rewoffl.
You either user rewind to leave the tape active and mounted in the drive or you use offl to set the drive offline ( which also includes the rewind ). And pls give it some time to work. It is a tape, which means, that the mechanical parts work very slow compared to other devices.
Hope i could help.
Regards
Alexander M. Ermes
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Ich hoffe, das hat das Wochenende nicht ruiniert.
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Michael Schulte zur Sur
Honored Contributor

Re: mt rewoffl doesn't work

Hi Alex,

Tru64 has also rewoffl, although it seems to do the same as offl. The tape has time enough to unload but still the light is in use, mt status and ltt says, no tape.

strange, right?

thanks,

Michael

ps. Sie arbeiten nicht zufaellig in Frankfurt?
malvin drakley
Esteemed Contributor

Re: mt rewoffl doesn't work

Hi Michael, the rewoffl was an amalgamation of rewind and offline and the only version of unix I have seen this working on is the late ICL's version DRS-NX. They had several other unique commands in their version which never seem to have surfaced anywhere else
cheers
malvin
Not me Chief, I'm Radar
Michael Schulte zur Sur
Honored Contributor

Re: mt rewoffl doesn't work

Hi Malvin,

this has been working on many alphas and for many years nicely and only now I see this behaviour.

thanks,

Michael
Michael Schulte zur Sur
Honored Contributor

Re: mt rewoffl doesn't work

Hi everybody,

finally the reason for the problem came out, after they began exchanging drives.
The new firmware V86 has a new feature. After 10 minutes of offlining a tape it goes into power saving mode and locks the tape again.

It's not a bug, it's a feature. Maybe HP should read their own documentation and communicate it.

lolrotfhmspitpbitf!! ;-)))

thanks for trying,

Michael
malvin drakley
Esteemed Contributor

Re: mt rewoffl doesn't work

HiMichael
thanks for letting us all know
cheers
malvin
Not me Chief, I'm Radar