Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 15:16:33 -0400 (EDT) From: John Dowdal <jdowdal@destiny.erols.com> To: Robert Schien <robsch@robkaos.ruhr.de> Cc: Stefan Esser <se@FreeBSD.ORG>, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to turn off DAT compression Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970530151449.18945L-100000@destiny.erols.com> In-Reply-To: <m0wXUZG-00066yC@robkaos.ruhr.de>
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On Fri, 30 May 1997, Robert Schien wrote: > > > > This winding forward and backward may indicate a drive > > problem. Did you remember to clean the R/W head with > > a cleaning cartridge, at least every 50 hours of use ? > > (That may be 20 to 50 full backups, depending on your > > system's specifics ...) > Yes, I tried a cleaning cartridge. Unfortunately, the DAT > drive ejected it 10 seconds after loading :-( This is exactly what the drive is supposed to do. It detects that it is a cleaning cartridge, and "does the right thing" (move about a foot of tape through the drive) John
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