On Thu, Jul 2, 2026 at 10:34 AM Dennis Boone via cctalk <
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>  > setblk 0 does not work in this case.  If I can't even get out of the
>  > starting gate to read *anything* then I think I need a new drive.  I
>  > am happy to be proven wrong but I think I will try another drive.
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> Your error messages indicate that the available buffer is too small for
> the tape record, but they also seem to indicate that everything else
> understands that the block size is variable.  Have you tried just making
> the bs= or ibs= large?
>
> De


yes I have tried a wide range of sizes
Bill

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