TS(4)

NAME
ts - TS-11/TSV-05 mag tape interface

SYNOPSIS
ts0 at uba? csr 0172520

DESCRIPTION
The TS-11/TSV-05 combination provides a standard tape drive interface as described in vax/mtio(4). The TS-11 operates only at 1600 BPI, and only one transport is possible per controller.

The TS-11 is attached to an UNIBUS, and the TSV-05 is attached to a Q22 bus.

DIAGNOSTICS

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
tar(1), vax/mt(1), vax/ht(4), vax/mt(4), vax/mtio(4), vax/tm(4), vax/ut(4)

HISTORY
The ts driver appeared in 4.1BSD.

A new ts driver showed up in NetBSD 1.2.

BUGS
Lots of them.