Re: port-amd64/53890: st(4) driver for tapes not working o variable block size

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

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From: mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: port-amd64/53890: st(4) driver for tapes not working o variable block size
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 19:19:57 -0000 (UTC)

 pa0gri%amsat.org@localhost writes:
 
 >>Description:
 >I have tried my problem under various versions of NetBSD AMD65 and I386.
 >I want to read and write .TAP files (SIMH containers)on various Tape drive 
 >models (currently a DDS4 Drive.
 >To my great disappointment It works flawlessly under Debian Linux.
 
 The driver probably logs some messages that may explain why it fails.
 
 N.B. st_blocksize is not the blocksize of the device. NetBSD just
 returns MAXBSIZE (==MAXPHYS) for a character device which is pretty
 useless. But that's not your problem here.
 
 
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