Subject: Re: TKxx rants/funzies/workarounds....
To: NetBSD Bob <nbsdbob@weedcon1.cropsci.ncsu.edu>
From: linc <linc@thelinuxlink.net>
List: port-vax
Date: 06/14/2001 11:53:46
On Thu, 14 Jun 2001, NetBSD Bob wrote:

> Speaking of getting a TKxx transport to stand on its head.....
> 
> How does one properly retension a tape on a TKxx transport?
> 
> I don't see an erase or retension function built into the hardware
> driver.
> 
> About the only thing I can come up with is trying to get it to read
> to the end of tape by:   mt fsf n     (where n is some number larger than
>                                        the number of files on the tape)
> 
> Anyone know of a correct/proper/workaround way to retension TKxx tapes?
> 
> My particular reason for wanting to retension a tape is that on old
> tapes I appear to be getting the things beginning to stick between
> the layers of tape, thus slowing down the capstan counter and erroring
> out the transport.  Frustrating....
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Bob
> 

Maybe just read through it to the end and do a rewind?
-Linc.

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