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Case 127831: zip drive ejection problem M12-182-2
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (bugs@MIT.EDU)
Wed Dec 9 08:27:41 1998
Date: Wed, 09 Dec 1998 08:27:38 EST
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From: bugs@MIT.EDU
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Case 127831 has been recently updated and currently stands as follows:
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--- Entry: Saturday, Dec 05, 1998 7:46 PM -- Email Received --
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Date: Sat, 5 Dec 1998 19:45:53 -0500 (EST)
To: hotline@MIT.EDU
From: Chak-On Chow <cchow@math.mit.edu>
Cc: cchow@math.mit.edu
Subject: zip drive ejection problem
Hi. I would like to report a problem associated with the zip drive
of m12-182-2. the command
mzip -e z:
and pressing the ejection button didn't work. the zip drive didn't repond.
I had to resort to eject the disk manually.
--- Entry: Sunday, Dec 06, 1998 5:35 PM -- joewelch ---
I was at this location but was unable to do anything as the system was in
use.
--- Entry: Monday, Dec 07, 1998 10:07 AM -- jjmorey ---
--- Sent E-Mail (Entire Log) To: joewelch
by the testing i have done I have come to the conclusion
that the problem is not with the zipdrive but the cpu
not sure if it's the software or the hardware at this point
cluster is already packed with people waiting to login will
have to try software install tomorrow morning or if lou can
try tonight this will rule out software/hardware
--- Entry: Monday, Dec 07, 1998 9:42 PM -- larugsi ---
I havew started a system install on this sgi. Will need to be checked on the
a.m.
--Lou
--- Entry: Log Closed on Monday, Dec 07, 1998 9:42 PM -- larugsi ---
--- Entry: Wednesday, Dec 09, 1998 8:27 AM -- jjmorey ---
--- Sent E-Mail (Entire Log) To: hotline
well with the software reload the eject command worked once
then the system just kind of forgot about the zipdrive when
i would type eject the zip drive would make a small effort
to eject (mechanical click and yellow light flash on zip)
then nothing, also pushing the eject button on the drive
wouldn't do anything, so I did some testing on a couple of
the other sgi's with zip drives and found them to be doing the same thing.
when i'd run the compentency test the system would recognize the drive and
spit out the zipdisk
does bug's know about this problem?
did i just pick 3 bad machines?
or am i having a brain cramp?
12-182-1,2&4
