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Re: mt -f /dev/nrmt0 tell is failing
- To: cygwin <cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Subject: Re: mt -f /dev/nrmt0 tell is failing
- From: Corinna Vinschen <vinschen at redhat dot com>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2000 21:48:15 +0100
- References: <39FDBE6D.900E053F@dddandr.octacon.co.uk>
- Reply-To: cygwin <cygwin at sources dot redhat dot com>
Don Sharp wrote:
> mt -f /dev/nrmt0 tell
>
> TapeGetPos: 6: The handle is invalid.
>
> These two reports are associated with the tell request to mt. This works
> for another machine with a DAT drive. (This one is a QIC525 Tandberg
> 3800 unit).
Not all tape drives are supporting that operation. You should be able
to get the current block position by `mt -f /dev/nrmt0 status', though.
Corinna
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