RE: force a tape to exit the drive...
A blinking LED may indicate trouble in a drive as well. Check your documentation. It should tell you exactly what the blinking light means. Usually if it is blinking that long, it is not a good sign. brian --- Original Message --- jakob krabbe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote on Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:58:59 +0200 -- I ran a script earlier today as I had to pause. I thought everything was in order but now, just before leaving for home, I noticed the drive is acting very strange. Led #2 on my VXA drive is blinking but it never stops. Blinking means that the tape is loading but does that load take like 30 minutes or more?? any advice appreachiated... / jakob - i promise, next summer i won't buy anything... :-/ -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere! -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: RE: force a tape to exit the drive...
A drive can go bad at any time for any reason. You are not alone in this. Hardware fails. If you are having trouble with it, get it fixed and move on. Brian --- Original Message --- jakob krabbe [EMAIL PROTECTED] Wrote on Thu, 13 Jul 2000 20:02:42 +0200 -- At 10:21 2000-07-13 -0700, you wrote: A blinking LED may indicate trouble in a drive as well. Check your documentation. It should tell you exactly what the blinking light means. Usually if it is blinking that long, it is not a good sign. Gee... The drive is working, the tape is rewinding itself after waiting a long while and pressing eject. I paused the backup, ok I'm sorry, I won't do that again, but does the drive really need to do this with me? I can still count the number of backups that has been done... / jakob -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Sent using MailStart.com ( http://MailStart.Com/welcome.html ) The FREE way to access your mailbox via any web browser, anywhere! -- -- To subscribe:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives:http://list.working-dogs.com/lists/retro-talk/ Problems?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
