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From: julian@DIALix.oz.au (Julian Elischer)
Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.bugs
Subject: Re: Problem with Julian's SCSI drivers
Date: 5 Oct 1993 11:33:31 +0800
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In <28f4hm$51d@keltia.frmug.fr.net> roberto@keltia.frmug.fr.net (Ollivier Robert) writes:
>Now all is installed and it keeps doing it...
>i.e.
>Verify tape and initialize maps
>Tape read error: Input/output error
>I know the tape is fine, if I write  something to another cartridge and put
>the old one back I will be able to read it. Weird...
>Any thought ?


you need to also set the blocksize to 0 (variable)
try:
st -f /dev/nrst0 blocksize 0
you shouldnt need to use th hnrst0 device entry.. nrst0 should be
fine

mail me at: julian@dialix.oz.au if you continue having problems
or mail the freebsd-questions mailinglist

julian