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Subject: Re: Can't read this stupid DAT tape - ARGH!
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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