[daip] possible 31DEC04 bug related to reading TAPE

[Neeraj Gupta]

Dear Eric,

      Thanks.

cheers,
neeraj







On Tue, 4 Jan 2005, Eric Greisen wrote:

> Neeraj Gupta writes:
>
> >      I tried using AIPS' frozen version 31DEC04 on the Linux PC with OS
> > Fedora-Core 3.  I noticed following two things:
> >
> > 1) In the script install.pl that comes with 31DEC04, $myvers = "31DEC05".
> > Please change this to "31DEC04"
>
>    Yes I forgot and putbck the TST version in NEW - fixed.now.
>
> >
> > 2) I also tried a small data analysis exercise.  Everything worked fine
> > except for reading a tape with the FITLD.  The data was written (and then
> > read also as a check) onto the tape using 31DEC03.  The 31DEC04 FITLD,
> > REWIND however gives the error:
> >
> > >mount
> > AIPS 1: Mounted on ANSI SCSI 2 tape on host genpro
> > >rewind
> > AIPS 1: ZTPOPR: REMOTE TAPE SYSTEM RETURNS ERROR CODE     99
> > AIPS 1: ZTPOPN: REMOTE OPEN ERROR  99 TO genpro
> > AIPS 1: TAPIO: ERROR  99 OPENING FILE
> > AIPS 1: INVALID TAPE
>
> >       I checked same tape, tape-drive with 31DEC03 aips.  It works fine.
> > Also, I tried 31DEC03 and 31DEC04 compiled on RedHat9.  Again 31DEC03
> > works fine and 31DEC04 gives the above problem.
> >
>
> You could try reading the AIPSLetter.  It states there that the
> 31DEC04 and previous versions are incompatible with respect to remote
> tape.  See
>
>       http://www.aoc.nrao.edu/aips/
>
> where the 30 June 2004 and 31 December 2004 AIPSLetters may be found.
>
> Eric Greisen
>






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