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From: imb@asstdc.scgt.oz.au (michael butler)
Subject: Re: tandberg tdc 3800
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Organization: Assorted C Software, Sydney
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 1994 08:02:28 GMT
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Jonathan Michaels (jmichaels@caamora.mpx.com.au) writes:

: I've just installed FreeBSD 2.0 Release and have tried to get it to talk to my
: Tandberg 3800 QIC-525 cartridge tape drive ...

: MT STATUS keeps telling me, 07: unknown tape drive, even after I've used TAR
: CVH to successfully write a tape.

As discussed (over the 'phone :-)) .. an initial "tar cvh .. " seems to make
it work (with or without the 'h') forever thereafter or until the next
reboot .. :-)

	michael