[ale] Problems reading DAT tapes created by Solarisx86 on Linux

[Robert L Harris]

> 
> 
> 	I've been having problems with reading 4mm DAT tapes created by a
> Solaris x86 machine on a PC Linux machine.  I've used the tar, dd, mt, etc...
> utilities on both sides, but I still have the same problem.  Now, I can read
> tapes created by the PC Linux machines and read them on a Solaris machine, and
> it doesn't matter which device on the Solaris machine I use (f.e. /dev/rmt/0,
> /dev/rmt/0l, etc).  The error that the linux machine gives me is "incorrect 
> block size" "st0 I/O error".  If anyone knows what I'm doing wrong please write
> me back.
> 
> 	-Hal Bowers
> 

Hal,
  I get the same thing.  Before you use tar, issue the command "mt setblk 0"
and then wait 30secs after you get your prompt back.  After that, tar works
fine.

Robert

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