27 Jun
2009
27 Jun
'09
1:49 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Robert Jarratt
Sent: 27 June 2009 17:22
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: RE: Trouble with a M7559 TK70 Controller
Still having a few odd problems with this that I have not observed before.
If I put a tape in that the TK70 does not "like" this is what happens in
VMS:
$ mou/over=id mua0
%MOUNT-F-DEVOFFLINE, device is not in configuration or not available
And thereafter it happens even with a good tape. Any thoughts on this?
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Robert Jarratt
Sent: 27 June 2009 16:35
To: 'General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts'
Subject: Trouble with a M7559 TK70 Controller
Just as I got my MicroVAX II booting, the TK70 controller has started
to
play up and is no longer working correctly. If I try to boot off the
tape I
get a CTRLERR, and if I boot VMS from the network and then try to
mount
a
tape I get "%MOUNT-F-DEVOFFLINE, device is not in configuration or
not
available". It was booting from tape just
fine a few days ago. I can
see
that the controller has two LEDs on it. When I power it up they both
come on
but then one of them switches off leaving the other one on. The light
that
stays on is the one on the right when viewing the board flat, looking
at the
ribbon cable connector, with the component side up.
I think this means its self test has failed in some way, but I cannot
find a
manual anywhere online to tell me. Can anyone tell me what this might
mean?
Thanks
Rob
Never mind. I cleaned the heads and the problem went away. Just a bit
surprised that this caused the errors I saw.
Regards
Rob