>>Does someone have a summary of what changes are needed
>>in order to get a SUN3 running SunOS 4.1.1_U1 to support
>>the Exabyte 8500 tape drive? I know about trying to use
>>the rst9 (high density) vs rst1 (low density), but in all
>>the testing I have done, I can only get the system to write
>>in the 8200 mode. The "mt -f /dev/rst9 status" always comes
>>back ID'ing the drive as an 8200.
>>
>>Doug Curtis
>>GE Medical Systems
>>INET: curtisds@med.ge.com
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>>Doug Curtis - curtisds@med.ge.com
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>If you are using tapes previously used by the 8200, then the 8500 will write in the 8200 mode. Try using a fresh tape. You shouldn't have to change a thing to the st_conf.c file.
Either this, or see if your vendor has drivers that will read both. Our vendor
did support this, and send the drivers when we asked for them.
Good luck.
-pmm
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Paul M. Mickel Internet:mickel@oes.orst.edu
Sysadmin, Oregon Extension Service Corvallis, OR 97331
Database Programmer, Teledyne Wah Chang Albany, OR
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