lhecking@users.sourceforge.net (Lars Hecking) writes:

> NetBSD 2.0.2 being a no-go, I'm trying to transfer NetBSD 2.1 to my old
> 3000/OS3.1. While I previously used a Sun QIC-150 drive, I'm now trying
> to use a Sony SDT-S9000 DAT drive to transfer the files.
> Problem is, it won't work: I'm getting tape I/O errors. I'm using the
> BTN tape handler, v3.0 from 1995 (!!!), and couldn't see anything newer
> on Aminet. tar at both ends is GNU tar.

BTN had lots of bugs. I know I had to fix a lot to get it work
with Exabyte 8mm drives and also with a HP DAT.

> Any ideas/suggestions/alternatives? I'll go back to QIC, but it would have
> been so nice to use the faster and bigger DAT drive ...

I guess that recovering a working BTN handler takes more time than
using the QIC drive :-/

Maybe you can find a SCSI CD-ROM for Amiga and just burn a CD?