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From: behrensm@river.it.gvsu.edu (Matt Behrens)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Using mt with a Wangtek drive
Date: 12 Mar 1997 17:38:13 GMT
Organization: Grand Valley State University
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Hi,

I've recently installed a Wangtek drive using the wt0 driver in my FreeBSD
2.2-GAMMA system.  I can retension, erase, and all that fun stuff.  But
when I try to use mt weof to put multiple files on a tape, it bombs.  Am I
doing it wrong?  Here's what I'm trying:

	tar cvf /dev/rwt0 /dir1 /dir2 /dir3
	mt weof
	tar cvf /dev/rwt0 /dir4 /dir5 /dir6

After the first tar, the tape rewinds (I think.)  Then mt weof sits there
and shoeshines for forever.  What am I doing wrong?  Does wt0 even support
these functions, or is this for SCSI only?

Thanks!

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