AIX3.1 InfoExplorer/man pages gone and 1/4" tape drive problem
Patrick Torre
torre at msa3b.UUCP
Thu Oct 25 01:22:58 AEST 1990
pemurray at miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Peter Murray) writes:
>Problem #2
>The Background: We have a 7207-001 1/4" tape drive hooked up to the
>server for backups. We also have 1/4" tapes for an NCR Tower. Every
>time we try to write to a tape, though, we get a media error. The
>tape drive checks out though, and works if we use the "Test Tape" that
>comes with the system. I was under the impression that all 1/4" tape
>is the same.
>The Question: Does the IBM tape drive require a special kind of 1/4"
>tape?
I couldn't find this in info, but it is in some doc from the AIX
system administration class.
/dev/rmtX.ABC
^ ^^^
X = The order of the tape device on the system. (rmt0,rmt1,etc....)
A = Density
1 = QIC120 = 120 meg \____ This is what the Student guide says
2 = QIC150 = 150 meg / but you will probably have to experiment.
B = Retension
1 = YES
2 = NO
C = Rewind on close
1 = Do NOT Rewind
0 = Rewind
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I have seen this error message when trying to use 60 meg tapes on
the streaming tape drive and using /dev/rmt1.1 worked for me.
give it a try.
hope this helps.
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Patrick Torre @ Dun and Bradstreet Software, Inc (404) 239-2061
{emory,gatech}!nanovx!msa3b!torre
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