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Date:      Sat, 3 Oct 1998 10:36:51 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        dmlb@ragnet.demon.co.uk, freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Exabyte 8200 media selct command?
Message-ID:  <19981003103651.K2176@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <199810021321.GAA17132@mailgate.cadence.com>; from Duncan Barclay on Fri, Oct 02, 1998 at 02:20:39PM %2B0000
References:  <199810021321.GAA17132@mailgate.cadence.com>

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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
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