From owner-freebsd-hardware Fri Oct 2 18:07:31 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id SAA04789 for freebsd-hardware-outgoing; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 18:07:31 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from allegro.lemis.com (allegro.lemis.com [192.109.197.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id SAA04773 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 18:07:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from grog@freebie.lemis.com) Received: from freebie.lemis.com (freebie.lemis.com [192.109.197.137]) by allegro.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) with ESMTP id KAA09320; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 10:36:52 +0930 (CST) Received: (from grog@localhost) by freebie.lemis.com (8.9.1/8.9.0) id KAA07490; Sat, 3 Oct 1998 10:36:52 +0930 (CST) Message-ID: <19981003103651.K2176@freebie.lemis.com> Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1998 10:36:51 +0930 From: Greg Lehey To: dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Exabyte 8200 media selct command? References: <199810021321.GAA17132@mailgate.cadence.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.91.1i In-Reply-To: <199810021321.GAA17132@mailgate.cadence.com>; from Duncan Barclay on Fri, Oct 02, 1998 at 02:20:39PM +0000 WWW-Home-Page: http://www.lemis.com/~grog Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA 5153, Australia Phone: +61-8-8388-8286 Fax: +61-8-8388-8725 Mobile: +61-41-739-7062 Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Friday, 2 October 1998 at 14:20:39 +0000, Duncan Barclay wrote: > Hi, me again > > The only tapes I have managed to find for the drive I got from work > are 112m long. The exabyte 8200 DIP switch page > http://www.exabyte.com/suppserv/techsupp/8mm/fullhigh/in0011.html > says > * If you use 112m EXATAPE data cartridges, it does not matter how > switch 8 is set. The tape drive must be told to expect a 112m > cartridge through the MODE SELECT command. The MODE SELECT command > overrides the power-on setting defined by the DIP switch. For more > information, see the EXB-8200 User's Manual (510006), available from > Exabyte. > > I don't have a manual so can someone email me the right command (or > amanda settings etc). You should find the manuals on the Exabyte web site as well. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message