What error messages do you get?  When you do a 'q vol xxxxxx f=d' what does
it say?  What's the category displayed for this volume by the mtlib command?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mauro M. TINELLI [SMTP:Mauro.TINELLI AT ST DOT COM]
> Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 9:07 AM
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject:      ADSM won't load volume
>
> Ron,
>         what about the access status of the volume? It might be set to
> 'unavailable'. If this is the case change it with 'update volume' and
> maybe check the volume with an 'audit volume'.
>
> I hope this helps
>
> Ciao Mauro
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm trying to restore a file from a volume, but the volume seems to be
> in 'limbo
> > ' status. I verified that the volume
> > is in the library by using mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qI command. I think
> this problem
> >  started when we had a problem
> > with our tape drive and we manually unloaded the volume from the tape
> drive. I d
> > id an audit library and also did a
> > library full inventory but it did not help. Please help me resolve this
> problem.
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ron
> >