On Mon, 26 Mar 2007, Lonny Selinger wrote: >> Given the media is new, the problem could also be a tape dropped in >> transit - in which case spooling it to the end and back (retensioning) may >> solve your problem. > > I'll give this a shot and see what happens :) ... DLT tapes are a single > spool/caster so I always assumed that a reel to reel or caster to caster tape > was subject to requiring retension'ing but It's very possible it affects all > linear media *shrug*
This affects all linear media formats to a greater or lesser extent. DLT, LTO and SAIT are all reel-to-reel formats, but the other reel is inside the drive. This allows smaller cartridges. There is a 2-reel LTO cartridge format, but it's very rare... My first experience with tape pancakes getting misaligned was a long time ago with studio audio reels, but audio, video and DAT/DDS cassettes were very prone to it. I haven't seen much of a problem with the single reel formats, but there is always a possibility if a cartridge is dropped hard enough. AB ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
