Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 23:26:41 +0200 (MET DST) From: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org (FreeBSD-current users) Cc: andreas@klemm.gtn.com (Andreas Klemm) Subject: Re: change mt.c's status message to report QIC-320/525 ? Message-ID: <199610262126.XAA15283@uriah.heep.sax.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.961026145316.2199A-100000@klemm.gtn.com> from Andreas Klemm at "Oct 26, 96 03:15:12 pm"
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As Andreas Klemm wrote: > After inserting a DC-6525 tape the mt status command reports > QIC-320, which is the QIC standard and capacity writing on > a DC 6320 tape which has only 620 feet length. > Wouldn't it a bit more user friendly, to report something like > this !? > > Present Mode: Density = QIC-320/525 Blocksize variable Perhaps the man page should make it clearer that there are tapes of different lengths around. > BTW, does somebody have a list of densities / mode descriptions > above 0x17 ?! The list inside mt.c has been taken directly from the SCSI-2 specs (that's why some of the density names are really funny). If someone else has a list of _officially_ assigned density values (and their respective names), i would not mind integrating it. However, i'm reluctant against mentioning every vendor's private oddball density value there. -- cheers, J"org joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)
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