2 Sep
2015
2 Sep
'15
1:20 p.m.
I fixed the button (replaced it with a standard push button), but it still
doesn't want to eject my TK50 tape I put in. Blinks all three LEDs. It
looks relatively dust-free inside. I may can get some canned air and blow
it out better, but besides that, is there any more debugging I can do, even
from the >>> prompt or VMS? I can get a video showing the tape motion.
Seems to load without issue, but it doesn't really start winding back upon
pressing the unload button.
If the tape has data on it, is is most likely in VMS BACKUP format. You may
be able to list the contents with something like:
$ BACKUP /NOASSIST /LIST MUA0: /REWIND
You might be able to unload the tape with:
$ DISMOUNT /UNLOAD MUA0:
but you would have to successfully mount it first, either explicitly with
something like:
$ MOUNT /NOASSIST /FOREIGN MUA0:
or implicitly by using the BACKUP /LIST command above.
Regards,
Peter Coghlan.