Many thanks to all those who replied. The solution
was to use /dev/rmt0l as the device. This disables
compression on the TLZ07.
More power to you and to the list!
-----Original Message-----
From: Benjie Gandionco <Benjie_at_cbnt01.fairchildsemi.com>
To: alpha-osf-managers_at_ornl.gov <alpha-osf-managers_at_ornl.gov>
Date: Saturday, March 21, 1998 4:13 AM
Subject: Making tar tapes readable from HPUX
>Hello Managers,
>
>How can I write to our TLZ07 tape drive using tar
>and have the tapes readable by HPUX? I have tried
>this with tar's defaults but the tape was not readable.
>I think it has something to do with compression. Is
>there a common denominator in tape formats where they
>can be used interchangably between OS's?
>
>Thanks,
>Benjie Gandionco
>Informations Systems
>Fairchild Semiconductor, Cebu
>
>
>
>
Received on Mon Mar 23 1998 - 01:53:30 NZST