NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     ts - TS11/TSV05 magtape interface

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     ts0 at uba? csr 0172520

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The TS11/TSV05 combination provides a  standard  tape  drive
interface as
     described  in  mtio(4).  The TS11 operates only at 1600 BPI,
and only one
     transport is possible per controller.

     The TS11 is attached to an UNIBUS, and the TSV05 is attached
to a Q22
     bus.

DIAGNOSTICS    [Toc]    [Back]

     ts%d:  no  write  ring.  An attempt was made to write on the
tape drive when
     no write ring was present; this message is  written  on  the
terminal of the
     user who tried to access the tape.

     ts%d:  not  online.   An attempt was made to access the tape
while it was
     offline; this message is written on the terminal of the user
who tried to
     access the tape.

     ts%d: error at bn%d.  An error occurred on the tape at block
bn; status
     register and controller state is printed in hex and decimal.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     mt(1), intro(4), mtio(4), uba(4)

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The ts driver appeared in 4.1BSD.  A new ts driver showed up
in NetBSD
     1.1A.

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Lots of them.

OpenBSD     3.6                         January      7,      1996