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Date:      Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:25:31 -0500
From:      "Louis A. Mamakos" <louie@TransSys.COM>
To:        Palle Girgensohn <girgen@partitur.se>
Cc:        freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG, Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
Subject:   Re: cannot mt retension (seagate python) 
Message-ID:  <200001260225.VAA10439@whizzo.transsys.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 26 Jan 2000 09:55:55 %2B1030." <20000126095555.C43103@freebie.lemis.com> 
References:  <388DD60D.B33EAF26@partitur.se> <20000126095555.C43103@freebie.lemis.com> 

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> [Format recovered--see http://www.lemis.com/email/email-format.html]
> 
> 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.

I used to use an Archive (subsequently bought by Seagate) Python DAT
drive.  Could it be a DDS-2 drive?  In any case, if it is a DAT drive, 
then ceratinly Greg's comment applies: it doesn't do retensioning.

louie




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