Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 15:57:49 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: Bob Bishop <rb@gid.co.uk> Cc: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.0 SCSI Tape Driver Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9911151557300.9192-100000@semuta.feral.com> In-Reply-To: <l03020904b45644410c81@[194.32.164.2]>
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Okay- I hear you both. What do you do with QIC drives which cannnot write 2FM then? On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Bob Bishop wrote: > Hi, > > At 11:01 am -0800 15/11/99, Matthew Jacob wrote: > >I repeat what I said in other mail- can you actually show me a tape drive > >where what I propose really doesn't work? > > I have access to a few assorted drives and I'll do the experiments but > don't hold your breath. > > BUT I have to say that on principle I'm with Rod on this one: EOF != EOT > and mixing them up is a recipe for (inter alia) finding you can't read back > dumps when you need them. > > > -- > Bob Bishop (0118) 977 4017 international code +44 118 > rb@gid.co.uk fax (0118) 989 4254 between 0800 and 1800 UK > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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