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From: alan@lscruz.scf.lmsc.lockheed.com (Alan Strassberg)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: HP DAT = unknown tape drive?
Date: 15 Oct 1995 19:26:45 -0700
Organization: Lockheed Martin, Santa Cruz, California
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In article <45p9tn$gbd@Mars.mcs.com>, Leslie Mikesell <les@MCS.COM> wrote:
>A recent model HP SCSI DAT drive is reported by BSDI 2.0 as and
>unknown tape unit.  I can do basic read/write operations but
>'mt' doesn't know how to report status or position it.  How
>do I fix this?  (And where should I have looked for the instructions)?

	I had problems with HP DAT's until I upgraded to 2.0.1,
	and magically everything worked fine. If this isn't it,
	check out the HP DAT Configuration Guide for a clue at:

	http://www.impediment.com/hp/hp_2.ps

					alan
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Alan Strassberg   alan@lmsc.lockheed.com     (408) 425-6139
Lockheed Martin - Santa Cruz, California