Date: Fri, 4 Apr 1997 16:46:50 -0400 (AST) From: Antonio Bemfica <bemfica@militzer.me.tuns.ca> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: How do I "format" 4 mm DAT tapes Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.970404163543.674A-100000@militzer.me.tuns.ca>
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Hello I have an HP C1533A tape unit installed on a FreeBSD 2.1.5 machine. It works fine most of the time, but it fails to recognize certain tapes. A simple 'mt erase' gives: st0(ncr0:330) MEDIUM ERROR asc:9,0 Track following error field replaceable unit:2 Now, I have about 20 tapes for which this error occurs, and would like to know if there's any way I can 'ressurect' them. I don't need to recover any of the data that may be there, I just want to format them, or somehow reinitialize them for use. Antonio -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I myself have always disliked being called a 'genius'. It is fascinating to notice how quick people have been to intuit this aversion and avoid using the term" -- John Lanchester, in "The Debt to Pleasure"
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