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From: Bob Willcox <bob@luke.pmr.com>
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Subject: Re: Exabyte 8mm tape drive performance in -current?
To: julian@ref.tfs.com (Julian Elischer)
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 1996 08:45:25 -0600 (CST)
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In-Reply-To: <199602190651.WAA08100@ref.tfs.com> from "Julian Elischer" at Feb 18, 96 10:51:39 pm
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Julian Elischer wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Justin T. Gibbs wrote:
> > > 

  . . .
> 
> read st(4) to understand about 'mount sessions'
> I know that justin changed this a little but I believe it's still valid.
> 
> try the following:
> mt -f /dev/sd0ctl.0 blocksize 0

This did work to set the blocksize to 0; and with that the performance
of the -current system is equivalent to my -stable systems.

> 
> your previou scommands were probably only lasting as long as the 'open'
> (which was as long as the 'mt' command.)

Apparently.

> did you do the blocksize command to rst0 or nrst0?

I was using the rst0 device.

Thanks,
-- 
Bob Willcox
bob@luke.pmr.com
Austin, TX