Re: mt setblk fails

1998-01-20 Thread Torsten Hilbrich
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > I am trying to read data from a DAT tape written on a foreign > machine (probably a Sun). I use dd to read from it, but invariably > get 0 blocks. > > I am able to read a tape written by a SCO machine, but the SCO machine cannot > read a tape I write. > > Following t

Re: mt setblk fails

1998-01-19 Thread Peter Iannarelli
Hello Oliver: Try looking at the mt command. It provides facilities for manipulating a tape drive. I have in the past had to use the "mt setblk 0" command to read tapes from Alphas and HPs. Hope this will help. Peter -Original Message- From: Oliver Elphick To: debian-user@lists.debian