Mark....I have to laugh. Do you mean that I really, really have to do what the first line of the manual I pasted, said to do? <G>
To control Improved Data Recording Capability (IDRC) compression, use the mt command provided by the RPM mt-st. <<<<====== I really, really have to do that? <G> Compression is off after the tape device driver has loaded. To switch compression on, issue: I think the lights are on, but nobody is home..... Thanks Tom Duerbusch THD Consulting >>> Mark Post <[email protected]> 1/12/2009 3:24 PM >>> >>> On 1/12/2009 at 4:08 PM, Tom Duerbusch <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm following the Device Drivers, Features and Commands November 2008 manual > for utilizing mainframe type tape drives. > > I'm using escon attached IBM 3590 drives. > > All that stuff seems to work well, except when I try to turn on/off > compression. You want the mtst command from the mt_st package. The mt command is part of cpio, and doesn't support that option. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
