Re: Meaning of tape error no.

Francis Small wrote: > > I tried to restore a database from archive (Online version 5.01), and got > the message: > > "Error reading from tape device, Error No. = 5." > > I've tried to RTFM, but can't seem to find any reference to the meaning of > "Error #5". What does this error mean? Better yet, is there any reference > to what all the tape errors are and what they mean? Thanks. > > -- > . . . | . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . > Bums Francis Small - M/S M3RA > Rockies Hewlett-Packard Company > Padres Microwave Instruments Div. > Giants 1212 Valley House Dr. > Rohnert Park CA, 94928 > 707 794 3305 > fthes@sr.hp.com > *********************** National League West Standings *********************** I used to use HP-IB tape drives on a T-switch. 5 usually meant that the drive was switched to the other SPU. It might also mean that the drive is switched off, the interface cable's broken or something's bust. Ian