At 7:33 Uhr +1100 21.3.2002, rmcm@compsoft.com.au wrote:
>Matthew Jacob writes:
> >
> > Interestingly enough, I even *have* such a beast.
> >
>
>Excellent - also, a similar patch (not submitted) is required for
>SL/7. I can submit if needed.

ME-TOO.   ;)

Tandberg SLR4, SLR5, SLR60. There are two distinct issues here for QIC
derived drives:

o  support for variable block length (which all the SLR models do just
fine, and which st(4) does not even read for QIC)

o  1FM@EOT vs. 2FM@EOT (which is relevant for writing more than one file on
a tape -- think 'Amanda')

Matthew, if you are interested, I can send you the patches I use at work
(and will have to re-apply soon when I upgrade the machine's kernel).

	hauke


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