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Hi,

mt status reports

Mode      Density              Blocksize      bpi      Compression
Current:  0x24:DDS-2           variable       61000    DCLZ
---------available modes---------
0:        0x24:DDS-2           variable       61000    DCLZ
1:        0x24:DDS-2           variable       61000    DCLZ
2:        0x24:DDS-2           variable       61000    DCLZ
3:        0x24:DDS-2           variable       61000    DCLZ
---------------------------------
Current Driver State: at rest.
---------------------------------
File Number: 0  Record Number: 0        Residual Count 0


----- Original Message -----=20
From: <romero3000@romero3000.com>
To: <eross@chasma.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2003 4:20 AM
Subject: Re: Tapes


> what do you get when you do
>=20
> mt status   ??
>=20
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I have a Seagate DDS-2 tape drive that I've been using without =
trouble
> > for quite some time now. I just bought some new sony tapes (same =
exact
> > tapes as I'm currently using .. but brand new) .. but for some =
reason I
> > can't get the tapes to work .. everytime I try to write to the tape =
I
> > get an input/output error from tar. The old tapes work, but not the =
new
> > ones .. is there some type of tape formatting process that I missed =
out
> > on or something? What could possibly be wrong?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Andrew
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>=20
>=20
>=20
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