From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Feb 13 16:22:34 1996 Return-Path: owner-questions Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id QAA20117 for questions-outgoing; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 16:22:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from cabri.obs-besancon.fr (cabri.obs-besancon.fr [193.52.184.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with SMTP id QAA20095 for ; Tue, 13 Feb 1996 16:22:30 -0800 (PST) Received: by cabri.obs-besancon.fr (5.57/Ultrix3.0-C) id AA12390; Wed, 14 Feb 96 01:23:43 +0100 Date: Wed, 14 Feb 96 01:23:43 +0100 Message-Id: <9602140023.AA12390@cabri.obs-besancon.fr> From: Jean-Marc Zucconi To: faulkner@asgard.bga.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199602132213.QAA21722@asgard.bga.com> (faulkner@asgard.bga.com) Subject: Re: variable blocks on HP C1533A 9503 4mm Tape Drive X-Mailer: Emacs Sender: owner-questions@freebsd.org Precedence: bulk >>>>> "Boyd R Faulkner" writes: > Can you read tapes made with variable blocking with a HP C1533A 9503 > SCSI tape drive on FreeBSD? I have tried all the devices and the source > seems to imply it is possible but I have been unable to do it so far. It took me 2 hours the first time I wanted to read a tape written on another (non FreeBSD) machine :-). I have a SONY dat, but I think the problem is the same: mt -f /dev/nrst0 blocksize 0 You have to use the no rewind device file! using rst0 does not work. You also need to use nrst0 to read the tape. I do not know if this is a bug or a feature of the st driver... Jean-Marc > Thanks, > Boyd > -- > _____________________________________________________________________________ > Boyd Faulkner "The fates lead him who will; > faulkner@asgard.bga.com Him who won't, they drag." > http://asgard.bga.com/~faulkner Old Roman Saying -- Source: Joseph Campbell > _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Jean-Marc Zucconi Observatoire de Besancon F 25010 Besancon cedex PGP Key: finger jmz@cabri.obs-besancon.fr =============================================================================