Mounting tapes on VMS *AAARRRRRRGGGHHHHHH*

From: Dave Woodman <dave_at_naffnet.org.uk>
Date: Fri Jun 14 01:13:09 2002

Matthew Sell wrote:

>
> erf.
>
>
> I've done just about everything I can think of to mount TK50 tapes on
> my MicroVax (and also on my TK70 on the 4000), and I keep getting the
> "%MOUNT-I_OPRQST, Please mount device" error.
>
> I've tried mounting the tapes with "/FOREIGN" as well - no luck.
>
> If I try mounting the tapes with the "/NOASSIST" option - I get the
> "%MOUNT-F-VOLINV, volume is not software enabled" error.
>
> I'm running VMS 6.1.
>
> Any ideas? I've tried a half-dozen tapes on both drives with no luck.
> In fact, there is no tape drive activity at all when the mount command
> is given. I have been trying to "allocate" the drives beforehand, with
> no luck in mounting.
>
> AGH! Am I doing something dumb? I've been searching the 'NET and
> "Googling" this problem to death - but I've been following all of the
> examples.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> - Matt

If these are, or are intended to be blank tapes, perhaps a quick
'INITIALIZE' might help. Otherwise, a 'ANALYZE /ERROR' would seem to be
in order.

    Cheers,

            Dave.
Received on Fri Jun 14 2002 - 01:13:09 BST