Joi Ellis wrote:
>
> On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, Bernhard R. Erdmann wrote:
>
> >Paul Tomblin wrote:
> [snip]
> >> reformat? I don't have a bulk eraser. I tried using "mt setdensity
> >> DDS-2", but it didn't take.
> >
> >mt weof 5
> >or
> >mt erase
> >or
> >dd if=/dev/zero bs=32k of=$TAPE
>
> In my own experience, using only a dd won't change the tape's format.
I think he means the density on the magnetic medium, as measured in bits
per inch. I don't think you can change this (at least not set a higher
density for a medium constructed with a lower one), because it has to do
with the density of the magnetic particles on the tape, i.e. the
physical quality and specs.
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