Using tar with a SCSI DAT drive

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From: George Wu
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 09:08

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  I recently installed an Archive Python SCSI DAT drive on my system
(NeXTStation Mono running NS 2.1) for backup purposes.  However, I
have been unable to use tar on the drive.  I always get an 'I/O error'
when I run tar and the associated SCSI error is as follows.


	st: cmd = 0x15 sr_io_status = 2H
	    Sense key = 0x5  Sense Code = 0x1a


  According to scsireg.h the SCSI command causing the problem is MODE
SELECT and the sense key (0x5) indicates invalid request.  Does anyone
know the solution to this problem ? Any help is appreciated.


  George Wu

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