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Date:      18 Apr 1999 00:03:00 +0200
From:      maulwurf@subloch.medicusnet.de (Stefan Huerter)
To:        freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org
Cc:        mjacob@feral.com
Subject:   Re: i/o error with larger QIC
Message-ID:  <7F6naWfzoRB@subloch.medicusnet.de>
In-Reply-To: <199904172138.XAA21214@hpcs14.dv.fal.de>

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Guckux Martin

> thanks for your assistance!

no problem, but now I will including another cc: to Joerg, perhaps he can  
help you.

> Stefan Huerter wrote:
> > Try:
> > mt blocksize 0
> > This should work for you, too. I hope so :-)
> What's that?!?!?!
> I typed "mt blocksize 0", and -- the first time -- I could tar -t
> and tar -x a file from my old DC 6525. Great! So far :-(

I have only extracted the whole tape content...

> I extracted a small file close to the beginning of the tape. It
> took just a few seconds (as usual) and the file was on my disk.
>
> But after that, the tape didn't rewind and stop, as it did in
> former time, it now is rewinding forwards and backwards since more
> than 30 minutes.
>
> What a surprise
>
> Martin Kraft
>
>
> P.S. 35 minutes. Just another turn. I will kill the tar process,
> because I don't have a fire extinguisher at home ... Very strange
> ...

Joerg, has you any hints? Sorry for setting unasked the CC:

Bye
     Stefan

---
Hoffnung ist verantwortlich für den Vorwärtstrieb eines Menschen.
Wird diese zerstört, wird am Menschen etwas zerstört.
Überlebt er dieses und setzt sich damit auseinander, wird er gestärkt
wieder erwachen.                                          (Stefan H.)


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