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From: Jean-Marc Zucconi <jmz@cabri.obs-besancon.fr>
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Subject: Re: Can't read this stupid DAT tape - ARGH!
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>>>>> "Jordan K Hubbard" writes:

 >> Are you sure your DAT drive is able to read 256K blocks at all?
 >> 
 >> Does ``mt blocksize 0'' and ``dd if=/dev/rst0 ibs=256k ...'' work?

I think you must use ``mt -f /dev/nrst0 blocksize 0''
                                  ^
Jean-Marc
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