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Date:      Wed, 26 Jan 2000 09:55:55 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Palle Girgensohn <girgen@partitur.se>
Cc:        freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: cannot mt retension (seagate python)
Message-ID:  <20000126095555.C43103@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <388DD60D.B33EAF26@partitur.se>
References:  <388DD60D.B33EAF26@partitur.se>

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On Tuesday, 25 January 2000 at 17:57:49 +0100, Palle Girgensohn wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have a Seagate Python (DSS-20) tape streamer, and it won't accept
> a retension command. Well, it accepts it, but nothing happens. Any
> ideas why this is so?

> This is what happens:
>
> $ mt ret
> $            <---- immediately, I get a fresh prompt. nothing happens.

I don't know the DSS-20, but if it's a modern tape drive, it doesn't
support retensioning.  The driver accepts and ignores the command.

Greg
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