Re: DAT tape compatibility with SUN/SGI

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From: Chris Saunderson
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 1997 00:00

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acalcraf@gil.com.au (Andy Calcraft) writes:

> I've been hoping to use Linux, hooked to a Sony SDT-5000 tape drive to 
> read and write UNIX tar tapes without success.
> 
> We're finding that that we cannot either read nor write a tape from/to 
> Linux.
> 
> Is this a known problem?  Any known fixes?

Are you using a blocksize of 512?  Are you setting blksize using mt to
0 then using tar?

Are you using gnutar on the SGI to read the tape?

SGI uses a variable blocksize, DEC's use hardware compression unless
you tell them otherwise. You need to be a little more specific.

> Thank You

You're welcome.

> Thank You

You're welcome.

Saundo

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Chris "Saundo" Saunderson       Chris.Saunderson@adelaide.maptek.com.au
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