Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2003 09:14:26 -0400 From: "Andrew Eross" <eross@chasma.net> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Tapes Message-ID: <00cc01c30cbe$ed82aeb0$0100a8c0@eross> References: <001501c30c5a$a9cfe570$0100a8c0@eross> <4426.192.168.1.7.1051431616.squirrel@mail.romero3000.com>
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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 > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20 >=20 >=20 >
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