Date: Wed, 27 Mar 96 19:53:49 EST From: gtc@aloft.att.com (gary.corcoran) To: jkh@time.cdrom.com Cc: gibbs@freebsd.org, hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Can't read this stupid DAT tape - ARGH! Message-ID: <9603280053.AA08429@stargazer>
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>> Might this be a DDS-2 tape (high density recording) trying to be read by >> a DDS-1 tape drive? > >That's a good point - I had forgotten that there were two varieties. > >My drive probes as: > >(ahc0:3:0): "ARCHIVE Python 28388-XXX 4.98" type 1 removable SCSI 2 >st0(ahc0:3:0): Sequential-Access density code 0x13, drive empty > >And the tape was written on an SGI Indigo 2, not that I have any idea >what kind of tapes those use. > >Any clues as to how to find this kind of information out? My DDS-1 drive (HP35480) probes with a "density code" of 0x13, so it *appears* as though you also have a DDS-1 drive. I have no idea about the SGI drive... Gary
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