[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > On 1 Apr, Randy Stocking wrote: > > George Bonser writes: > >> > >> How do I determine the maximum capacity? I have inherited a drive > >> destined to the scrapper. It appears to work just fine after making > >> a test backup using taper. The kernel reports this on bootup: > >> > >> QIC-117B drive @1MB/sec > >> QIC-80 tape > >> > >> Where would I look to find the capacity of this drive? > > > > I believe QIC 80 drives have a capacity of about 120MB uncompressed, > > although there are extended tapes that squeeze another 50MB or so. > > Try executing "mt -f /dev/ftape stat" to see information about space > > used on the tape and space remaining. > > > > Actually, the extended qic-80(dc2120-ex) tapes hold 384MB uncompressed. > I don't know why 384 but that is all I have been able to get on the > tapes that I have used, they label them as 400MB tapes. > > The status command didn't provide much info on the tape, in fact it was > the same for both types of tapes, regular and extended. > > % mt -f /dev/ftape status > drive type = 8423552 > drive status = 0 > sense key error = 0 > residue count = 0 > file number = 0 > block number = -1 > gstat = 1000000 > > > Brian
Then I'd try the status command of the modified mt utility that's shipped with the ftape driver sources. I can't verify this because my debian box is at home, but I'm at work :( Randy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
