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From: bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Writing DC600A tapes in Archive Viper 2150S
Message-ID: <1991Feb8.124030.21272@unixland.uucp>
Date: 8 Feb 91 12:40:30 GMT
Organization: The Think_Tank BBS & Public Access Unix
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This is an old question, but I need to get it straight in my mind.  

Is the Archive Viper 2150S supposed to be able to WRITE (as well as READ)
DC600A tapes?  When I try to write to one, it seems to write ok
(tar cvfo /dev/rmt/stape4 under Esix rev d), but reading it back (tar tvf),
it gives me a directory checksum error.  I was under the impression that 
this drive should be able to write in 120mb format on this series of tape.
Should this work under Esix?

Thanks in advance,
Bill
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