Have you tried (using GNU mt): mt -f /dev/st0 datcompression 0 # turns compression off mt -f /dev/st0 datcompression 2 # turns compression on mt -f /dev/st0 datcompression 1 # Shows you whether it is on or off
Peter Normann -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of David Chin Sent: 23. maj 2002 18:03 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Setting compression on Sony AIT2 drive from host? Has anyone figured out how to turn hardware compression on and off on a Sony SDX-D500C AIT-2 tape drive via software? The manual indicates that this is possible by providing a DIP switch to enable/disable this feature. Thanks! --Dave Chin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
