In article <200306270503.h5R53XC09947@shed11.mcs.vuw.ac.nz>,
	Duncan McEwan <duncan@mcs.vuw.ac.nz> writes:
> Thanks for that suggestion.  So I tried a different tape (even a tape by a
> different manufacturer) and I encountered the same problem.

Try using "mt eew 1" before starting the backup.

	Kind regards

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Matthias Scheler                                  http://scheler.de/~matthias/