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From: stefan@yendor.phx.mcd.mot.com (Stefan Loesch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: Re: Motorola Delta 3640 Tar Problem
Keywords: SCSI TAR SYSTEMV/68
Message-ID: <11149@yendor.phx.mcd.mot.com>
Date: 23 Jun 89 21:03:30 GMT
References: <2046@csuna.csun.edu>
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Organization: Motorola Microcomputer Division, Tempe, Az.
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In article <2046@csuna.csun.edu> abcscnge@csuna.csun.edu (Scott Neugroschl) writes:
>Hi.  On my new 3640 box at work, tar(1) seems to run incredibly slowly.
>	$ tar cvf /dev/TAPE.CART files
	TAPE.CART is linked to r40 (minor 0)
	use /dev/r41 (minor 4) instead.
Minor 0 tells the driver to do a retension on the tape. Add a 4 to the
minor number (like r41 minor = 4 = 0 + 4) and the tape will start right
away.
Stefan
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