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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!uunet!in3.uu.net!207.22.81.9!europa.clark.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!news.he.net!news.pagesat.net!hookup!winternet.com!not-for-mail From: "Michael D Pries" <mpries@pcpros.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc Subject: Re: Help with Exabyte Tape drive Date: 13 Jun 1997 18:52:21 GMT Organization: StarNet Communications, Inc Lines: 24 Message-ID: <01bc782c$6639cf10$76e989ce@cruella> References: <01bc75ea$d830dfd0$76e989ce@cruella> <EBL2F9.n0A@news.interactive.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: cruella.pcpros.net X-Newsreader: Microsoft Internet News 4.70.1161 Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:7004 Chris Mauritz <ritz@interactive.spamthat.net> wrote in article <EBL2F9.n0A@news.interactive.net>... > Shouldn't you be using the raw device for dumps? I generally > use /dev/rst0 on my 8gig Exabytes without incident. > > Chris > > -- > Christopher Mauritz | For info on internet access: > Director, Internet Operations | finger/mail info@interactive.net OR > IBS Interactive, Inc. | http://www.interactive.net/ > ritz@interactive.net | > > When I use /dev/rst1 I get the same result. Just so you know /dev/rst0 is HP Sure-Store that I have no problem writing to (there are two drives on the same SCSI Chain - the 1 Gig backs up to smaller boxes and the 4 gig the primary server). I guess my real questions is - is there anyway to reformat tape? Should there be any need? This all worked fine before they MC3000XL's where QIC-3020 formatted. Michael D Pries PC Professionals, Inc.