Re: Smartport Woes!

[tomk@pro-nsdapple.cts.com (Tom Kelly)]

In <4ch36c$eoh@apollo.is.co.za> (Greg Wildman) greg@bullion.org.za writes:

>Ok, here is my problem.
>
>I am trying to access my SCSI tape drive. I ran Slotscan 1.62 and it picked
>it up no problem (NCRH6201-STD1-10). First I tried using 'The Smartport
>Commander' but the commands for character orientated devices are not yet
>operational. So the next step was to write my own routines. Using the
>Apple IIGS Firmware Reference manual (Chapter 7 - Smartport firmware) I
>tried to create routines to access the SCSI tape device. I tried the STATUS
>call which worked. The CONTROL, OPEN, CLOSE, READ & WRITE calls all failed.
>
>Has anybody succesfully written code that controls a SCSI tape device?
>Does the Apple SCSI card support character devices?
>
>I am using an Enhanced //e, with the standard Apple SCSI card. Any help
>would be greatly appriciated.
>
>Greg.
>
> * 2qwk! 2.0 * I didn't wake up grouchy... I let her sleep.
>
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It seems like you are trying to access a SCSI device via the SmartPort.
The SmartPort is NOT a SCSI port.
That is likely the reason for the problem.
IMHO
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