[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I am trying to read data from a DAT tape written on a foreign
> machine (probably a Sun). I use dd to read from it, but invariably
> get 0 blocks.
>
> I am able to read a tape written by a SCO machine, but the SCO machine cannot
> read a tape I write.
>
> Following the SCSI HOWTO, I tried changing the hardware block size
> with `mt setblk 0'. Any use of `mt setblk' always gives an I/O
> error.
Try the mt-dds command from the dds2tar package. Maybe that command
will help here.
BTW: The 2 in dds2tar means to, not DDS2.
Torsten
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