I had just that problem in our 4.5/solaris8/AIT3/SONY LIB-162

I had to figure out the magic lines in /kernel/drv/st.conf,
and - voila!   the drive stopped going offline all the time



Mvh
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Espen Martinsen                       Email : esm AT mnemonic DOT no
mnemonic as  Waldemar Thranesgt. 77   Phone : +47 2299 9710/00
N-0175 Oslo, NORWAY                   Fax   : +47 2299 9701
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pgp print =  99CD 4027 36F4 0A4F 68DA 2925 327A 5BCF 9C21 F277

On Wed, 4 Sep 2002, Whelan, Patrick wrote:

> Is anyone else having constant problems with ACSSLS? We have two Solaris 8
> systems (one master one media) and NBU 3.4 with latest patches. The drives
> are constantly going down, or not ejecting tapes, or being reserved when
> nothing is using them. If you have seen these problem and have a clue, let
> me know, please.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> 
> Yours sincerely,
> 
> Patrick Whelan
> ZIT P 7.43 Data Backup Operation
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