Re: DAT tape question

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From: Zenon Fortuna
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 1995 05:14

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In article <46pmg8$cfg@darkstar.ucsc.edu>,
Jiahua Wang <jiahua@maxwell.UCSC.EDU> wrote:
>
>Configuration:
>Linux Kernel 1.3.15
>SCSI controllers: NCR 53C825
>                  Adaptec 1542
>DAT tape drives: Archive 4520
>                 Exabyte 4200
>
>Tape drives can write DAT tape and read DAT tape made under Linux.
>
>Problem:
>Tape drives can not read tape written by a HP35480 under Solaris.
>
>Any suggestion?

Probably the HP35480 was used in its HW compressing mode.
You need to write without compression or to use a drive which can read
with compression.

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