Re: SCO Can't Read Tape Written by Ultrix

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From: Dave Olson
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 1992 06:09

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In <Buy9uD.E6A@npt1.uucp> root@npt1.uucp (System PRIVILEGED Account) writes:
|    I need to transfer data via 8-mm tape (Exebyte 8800 drives on both
| systems) from an Ultrix 4.2A system to a SCO 3.4 system. So far, I have been 
| unable to do so.
| 
|    I can run GNU tar or cpio on both ends so tar or cpio compatability is no
| problem. 
| 
|    The problem seems to be at the driver level. If I try the following on the
| SCO side after making a tape with either cpio or tar on the Ultrix side:
| 
|    cat /dev/devicefile | more
| 
| I get a "bad medium " error.

Assuming the driver is printing a reasonable error message
based on the SCSI sense codes, I would have to guess that
you are trying to read an 8500 tape in an 8200 drive (there
are no Exabyte 8800's).

--
Let no one tell me that silence gives consent,  |   Dave Olson
because whoever is silent dissents.             |   Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Maria Isabel Barreno                        |   olson@sgi.com

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