>I want to create the tapetype for the 40/80gb DLT drive that came in my
>Dell 4400 server. I am not sure what exactly it is, so I was just going
>to create my own tapetype.

Only the length really matters (and, to a lesser extent, the file
mark size).  I'd just grab something close from the FAQ and use that
(possibly adjusting the length up a bit to match the 40 GByte value).

>However, when I do "./tapetype  -f /dev/nst0 -t DELL_DLT" I get errors
>on usage and it quits.  ...

Could you post the exact command you used and all of the output tapetype
generated?

What version of Amanda are you using?

John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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