From owner-freebsd-current Sat Oct 26 06:29:05 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id GAA25806 for current-outgoing; Sat, 26 Oct 1996 06:29:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from news1.gtn.com (news1.gtn.com [192.109.159.3]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id GAA25798 for ; Sat, 26 Oct 1996 06:28:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by news1.gtn.com (8.7.2/8.7.2) with UUCP id PAA03184 for current@FreeBSD.org; Sat, 26 Oct 1996 15:15:28 +0100 (MET) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by klemm.gtn.com (8.8.2/8.8.2) with SMTP id PAA03685 for ; Sat, 26 Oct 1996 15:15:13 +0200 (MET DST) Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 15:15:12 +0200 (MET DST) From: Andreas Klemm To: current@FreeBSD.org Subject: change mt.c's status message to report QIC-320/525 ? Message-ID: X-try-apsfilter: ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz X-Fax: +49 2137 2018 X-Phone: +49 2137 2020 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-current@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Hi ! After inserting a DC-6525 tape the mt status command reports QIC-320, which is the QIC standard and capacity writing on a DC 6320 tape which has only 620 feet length. Ok, the tape can't recognize, how long the tape really is ;-) But it irritated me a little, and was unsure if the reported density is correct ... Present Mode: Density = QIC-320 Blocksize variable ---------available modes--------- Mode 0: Density = 0x00 Blocksize variable Mode 1: Density = 0x00 Blocksize variable Mode 2: Density = QIC-150 Blocksize variable Mode 3: Density = QIC-120 Blocksize variable Wouldn't it a bit more user friendly, to report something like this !? Present Mode: Density = QIC-320/525 Blocksize variable ---------available modes--------- Mode 0: Density = 0x00 Blocksize variable Mode 1: Density = 0x00 Blocksize variable Mode 2: Density = QIC-150 Blocksize variable Mode 3: Density = QIC-120 Blocksize variable The same could be done for QIC-150/250 and possibly others... So, should we only report the QIC "basic" standard or as well the highre density (capacity) when using a longer tape ? BTW, does somebody have a list of densities / mode descriptions above 0x17 ?! mt.c: ... { 0x16, "X3.193-1990" }, { 0x17, "X3B5/91-174" }, { 0, 0 } When inserting a Magnus 2.5 tape (5GB with hw compression) I get 0x22. It should report QIC-2GBALDC or QIC 154 if the installation manual reports it correctly. Andreas /// -- andreas@klemm.gtn.com /\/\___ Wiechers & Partner Datentechnik GmbH Andreas Klemm ___/\/\/ Support Unix -- andreas.klemm@wup.de pgp p-key http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/~bal/pks-toplev.html >>> powered by <<< ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/system/Printing/aps-491.tgz >>> FreeBSD <<<