Re: machine doesn't know it has a tape drive

[mwilliam@hawk.ulowell.edu (Marian Williams)]

> 
>     Date: Tue, 28 May 1991 11:13 PDT
>     From: mwilliam@hawk.ulowell.edu (Marian Williams)
> 
>     Hello.
> 
>     We just received a 3675 as a donation from a local company.  When we
>     try to read a tape (for instance during a Restore Distribution) we
>     get a message that says:
> 
> 	"There is no magnetic tape hardware on HOST"
> 
>     But there *is*.  And it's registered as a service in the host's
>     namespace object.  Anybody have a clue what the message means?
> 
> It means that it can't find the magnetic tape hardware even though it
> may exist.  That could be caused by any number of things, most commonly:
> 
> The tape drive is not connected to the bus.  (e.g. the ribbon connectors
> may be loose)
> The tape drive is not powered on.
> 
> 
>     Thank you --
> 
>     Marian Williams
>     williams@ulowell.edu        (no 'm' after williams)
>     williamsm@raven.ulowell.edu (this one has an 'm' after williams)
> 
>     [I posted this message last week, but it seems to have been lost.
>     Apologies to anybody who gets it twice.]
> 

The drive's red indicator light is on, and the cables are snugly connected.
Any suggestions for less common causes?  Thanks --

-Marian