Subject: Re: mt(1) doesn't report file number?
To: None <port-sparc@netbsd.org>
From: Charles Shannon Hendrix <shannon@widomaker.com>
List: port-sparc
Date: 03/24/2002 13:59:44
On Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 08:26:43PM -0600, Eric Schnoebelen wrote:
> 
> Charles Shannon Hendrix writes:
> - On Sat, Mar 23, 2002 at 03:36:57PM -0800, Matthew Jacob wrote:
> 
> - > I was a tad miffed, but I really do mean "If soembody else
> - > has the time, go for it". Just tell me now so I don't start
> - > picking up the reins again and have it be wasted time.
> - 
> - I probably have the time, but I don't know anything about writing
> - tape drivers.  I don't have the equipment to help test the missing
> - hardware support.
> 
> 	What sort of hardware is needed?  I've got QIC-150,
> (Archive VIPER and Wantek) and Exabyte EXB8200 and EXB8500
> drives about, that could easily make it your way (or be made
> available on machines here.)

I've actually expired the thread, but it was some form of QIC drive
that was having problems I believe.

The other items are things like mt not reporting file number and
other status information.

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