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From: davism@creatures.cs.vt.edu (Mat Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aux
Subject: Re: /etc/disktab entry for SyQuest cartridge
Keywords: /et/disktab SyQuest disk definition
Message-ID: <584@creatures.cs.vt.edu>
Date: 24 Sep 90 17:05:44 GMT
References: <1467@philtis.cft.philips.nl>
Organization: VA Tech CS Dept, Blacksburg, VA  24060
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In article <1467@philtis.cft.philips.nl> grant@cft.philips.nl (Joe Grant) writes:
>	can anyone help me with the correct definition in the /etc/disktab
>	file or a SyQuest SQ400 cartridge. I tried phoning SyQuest tech.
>
>Joe Grant,                       Telex     : 35000 phtc nl/nlmtfarr
>Philips B.V., Building HKJ-p833, Telefax   : (31.40.7)37222
>P.O. Box 218, 5600 MD Eindhoven, E-mail    : grant@nlccl.cft.philips.nl
>The Netherlands.                 Telephone : (31.40.7)34382

Here's the entry I use, derived from some information from SyQuest tech
support.  There are three entries here because the drive supports three
sector sizes, but from what I've heard 512 bytes/sector should be the "normal"
one, so I have the name 'syquest' defined as the 512 bytes/sector entry.

	# SyQuest 44M removable
	#
	SyQuest-256|syq256:\
		:ty=winchester:ns#68:nt#2:nc#1275:
	SyQuest-512|syq512|syquest:\
		:ty=winchester:ns#34:nt#2:nc#1275:
	SyQuest-1024|syq1024:\
		:ty=winchester:ns#17:nt#2:nc#1275:

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                      Mat Davis (davism@vtopus.cs.vt.edu)
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