Date: Tue, 26 Mar 96 17:47:06 EST From: gtc@aloft.att.com (gary.corcoran) To: hackers@freefall.FreeBSD.org, jkh@time.cdrom.com Cc: gibbs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't read this stupid DAT tape - ARGH! Message-ID: <9603262247.AA28306@stargazer>
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>Anyone familar enough with DAT drives to know what an extended-sense >return of 0x20 (SSD_ILI) means? I'm trying to read a DAT from SGI and >the driver returns this code, printing it as `st0: 262144-byte record too big' >on my console. I've just been given a source license for SGI's InPerson >video teleconferencing software (which I'd like to port) but I can't read >the friggin' tape! Argh! :-( > >Any pointers appreciated. I've tried every conceivable blocksize with dd >(and mt) with no luck. Might this be a DDS-2 tape (high density recording) trying to be read by a DDS-1 tape drive? Gary
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