Shame on you. All you had to do was TAPE FSF 1 to avoid clobbering the headers. :-)
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On Behalf Of Lee Stewart > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:37 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Initializing 3590 tapes? > > The TAPE WVOL1 gives me the same error... > > I just took one of the z/OS tapes that they have inited > (IEHINITT) and I was able to write to it fine... (Of course > now they have to reinint it ;-) Lee > > David Boyes wrote: > > Try > > > > TAPE MODESET (3590C > > TAPE WVOL1 (TAP1 > > TAPE REW (TAP1 > > > > > > > > On 5/21/09 4:12 PM, "Lee Stewart" > <lstewart.dsgr...@attglobal.net> wrote: > > > > Same error... Even TAPE WVOL1 (3590C > > Lee > > > > Imler, Steven J wrote: > > > Use ... TAPE WVOL1 ... to re-initialize the tapes. > > > > > > JR (Steven) Imler > > > CA > > > +1-703-708-3479 > > > steven.im...@ca.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On > > > Behalf Of Lee Stewart > > > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 03:56 PM > > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > > Subject: Re: Initializing 3590 tapes? > > > > > > Yes, they are write enabled... One of the first > things I double > > > checked... > > > Lee > > > > > > peter.w...@ttc.ca wrote: > > > > Have you flicked the switch on the cartridge to > write enable it? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] > > > On > > > > Behalf Of Lee Stewart > > > > Sent: May 21, 2009 15:50 > > > > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > > > Subject: Initializing 3590 tapes? > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > I feel a little dumb.. It's so long since I used a > tape, and even > > > > longer since I created a tape, I think I'm missing > something... > > > > > > > > Is there a way to initialize a brand new 3590 tape on VM? > > Everything > > > > > > > I've tried (TAPE WTM, DDR, etc.) gives me: > > > > DMSTIO2139I VDEV 181 SENSE gives ERA/RAC= C0; > cartridge may not be > > > valid > > > > for I/O > > > > and the return code means: > > > > X'C0' Logical WRITE protection exception > > > > > > > > The MVS, sorry z/OS guys run IEHINITT on the same > batch of tapes in > > > the > > > > same drives and they can use them. So I know the > tapes and the > > drives > > > > > > > match... They tell me I need to initialize them, > but I'll be darned > > > if > > > > I can find anything in the VM manuals. And I > really don't want this > > > > small set of VM tapes in the z/OS libraries... > > > > > > > > What am I missing? > > > > > > > > Lee > > > > > > > -- > > > > Lee Stewart, Senior SE > > Sirius Computer Solutions > > Phone: (303) 996-7122 > > Email: lee.stew...@siriuscom.com > > Web: www.siriuscom.com > > > > > > -- > > Lee Stewart, Senior SE > Sirius Computer Solutions > Phone: (303) 996-7122 > Email: lee.stew...@siriuscom.com > Web: www.siriuscom.com >
