Patch-ID# 103973-03
Keywords: st driver DLT non-rewind tape position hangs buffered writes cray4d
Synopsis: SunOS 5.5 CS6400: st driver patch
Date: Apr/17/97

Solaris Release: 2.5

SunOS release: 5.5

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Topic: SunOS 5.5 CS6400: st driver patch

   NOTE 1: This patch includes the CS6400 architecture specifc version of 
	   the st driver. It also incorporates fixes from patch 103870-02
	   for the standard st driver.

Cray SPR's fixed with this patch: 100328 104581
 
Cray SPR changes incorporated in this version: 

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1251299 4016760

Changes incorporated in this version: 4016760

Relevant Architectures: sparc.cray4d

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 642004-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch:

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/platform/cray4d/kernel/drv/st

Problem Description:

(from 103870-02)

4016760 st device driver hangs when buffered writes are enabled.

(from 103973-02)

104581: 2.5 PATCH FOR SPR 104567: ST DRIVER NEEDS ADDITIONAL DEVICE SUPPORT

Addition of support for the following SCSI tape drives: Fujitsu M2488,
Quantum DLT 2500 and Sun DLT 4700.

(from 103870-01)

1251299 2.5 st driver does not position 1st file on non-rewind tape correctly

(from C642004-01)

100328: 2.5 PATCH FOR SPR 99698: NEED DLT SUPPORT IN 2.4 AND 2.5 SCSI TAPE DRIVER
 
Addition of DLT capability, primarily for use by Cray TMS 1.0.

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