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Subject: Re: RS/6000 Tape questions
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Date: 1 May 91 16:01:23 GMT
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Several comments on tape questions.

1) In response to getting the 'invalid argument' when doing a tape operation:
   This may occur when you have a tape density mismatch (just a guess). 
The default is something like 1200. /dev/rmt0.1 writes to 600 tapes. 
They can not write to 300 tapes.
   Also, I think it would be worth calling in the ambiguous message
'invalid argument', I am not fond of it either.

2) ECC:  I believe that this has been withdrawn from support in later
updates.  This could be why you don't see it as an option on your smit
tape configuration menu.


- Frank Feuerbacher


Disclaimer: I speak only for me!  And I don't even do a good job of that!