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From: mbrookov@diana.cair.du.edu (Matthew B. Brookover)
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Subject: Re: DS3100, Ultrix4.1, Exabyte, and dd
Keywords: multiple files with dd
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Date: 23 Apr 91 13:39:52 GMT
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In article <1991Apr22.223308.5674@colorado.edu> devin@boulder.Colorado.EDU writes:
>apparently using the dd files= option causes problems...All of the requested
>files are read off of the tape except for a few mangled bytes right around
>the EOF markers (between the files).  There are obvious workarounds, but
>we would like to be able to do this.  Has anyone else seen this problem
>and/or a fix for it?  Thanks.

Yes, I have been having this problem.  What computer and tape drive are
you useing?  I have a DECsystem 5400 running Ultrix 4.1 and a Micro
Technology 8mm tape drive (Exabyte) with a QTS30 controller.

I do not even have to write multiple files, just 1 file is enough to
screw up the last few bytes of the file.

I have been beating on Micro Technology for over 2 months now about the
problem, they have thier hardware people looking at the QTS30.

						Matt
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Matthew B. Brookover
Computing and Information Resources
University of Denver
mbrookov@diana.cair.du.edu