from `mt densities` on RH7.3... dunno if this helps any... fixed my DLT7000 problems with this list though
================== Some SCSI tape density codes: code explanation code explanation 0x00 default 0x20 QIC-6GB 0x01 NRZI (800 bpi) 0x21 QIC-20GB 0x02 PE (1600 bpi) 0x22 QIC-2GB 0x03 GCR (6250 bpi) 0x23 QIC-875 0x04 QIC-11 0x24 DDS-2 0x05 QIC-45/60 (GCR, 8000 bpi) 0x25 DDS-3 0x06 PE (3200 bpi) 0x26 DDS-4 or QIC-4GB 0x07 IMFM (6400 bpi) 0x27 Exabyte Mammoth 0x08 GCR (8000 bpi) 0x28 Exabyte Mammoth-2 0x09 GCR (37871 bpi) 0x29 QIC-3080MC 0x0a MFM (6667 bpi) 0x30 AIT-1 or MLR3 0x0b PE (1600 bpi) 0x31 AIT-2 0x0c GCR (12960 bpi) 0x33 SLR6 0x0d GCR (25380 bpi) 0x34 SLR100 0x0f QIC-120 (GCR 10000 bpi) 0x40 DLT1 40 GB, or Ultrium 0x10 QIC-150/250 (GCR 10000 bpi) 0x41 DLT 40GB 0x11 QIC-320/525 (GCR 16000 bpi) 0x45 QIC-3095-MC (TR-4) 0x12 QIC-1350 (RLL 51667 bpi) 0x47 TR-5 0x13 DDS (61000 bpi) 0x48 Quantum SDLT220 0x14 EXB-8200 (RLL 43245 bpi) 0x80 DLT 15GB uncomp. or Ecrix 0x15 EXB-8500 or QIC-1000 0x81 DLT 15GB compressed 0x16 MFM 10000 bpi 0x82 DLT 20GB uncompressed 0x17 MFM 42500 bpi 0x83 DLT 20GB compressed 0x18 TZ86 0x84 DLT 35GB uncompressed 0x19 DLT 10GB 0x85 DLT 35GB compressed 0x1a DLT 20GB 0x86 DLT1 40 GB uncompressed 0x1b DLT 35GB 0x87 DLT1 40 GB compressed 0x1c QIC-385M 0x88 DLT 40GB uncompressed 0x1d QIC-410M 0x89 DLT 40GB compressed 0x1e QIC-1000C 0x8c EXB-8505 compressed 0x1f QIC-2100C 0x90 EXB-8205 compressed Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 10:42 PM Subject: Density codes > I'm trying to find the tape density codes for this A5501A DLT 7000 > library and haven't had any luck yet. The drive seems to think it's a > 20GB: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] tape-src]# mt status > SCSI 2 tape drive: > File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x1a (DLT 20GB). > Soft error count since last status=0 > General status bits on (41010000): > BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN > > > There are no density codes listed in the manual. I can't find them on > HPs web site or with Google, either. And I can't find any option in the > control panel to change this, either. > > I'm running tapetype (yes, with compression off!) to see what it'll say. > > -- > John Oliver, CCNA http://www.john-oliver.net/ > Linux/UNIX/network consulting http://www.john-oliver.net/resume/ > *** sendmail, Apache, ftp, DNS, spam filtering *** > **** Colocation, T1s, web/email/ftp hosting **** >
