Hi there,
I bought a DITTO 2GB drive some time ago, and now that it can be used by
ftape y bought
a set of DITTO 3.7GB cartridges to make systematic backups of my Linux
System.
The tapes are a bit larger than the 2GB tapes I had before, but they fit
well into the unit.
Howerever, the tapes get de-spooled very easily. Except when you
introduce them the first
time (already rewinded), whatever you do (read them, write to them,
retension them, ...)
with whatever tool (either tar or KDAT in linux, or the Ditto software
in Windows98)
will inevitably de-spool the tapes. I have tried all five 3.7GB tapes I
bought. Always the
same result. When I then put my old 2GB tapes, everything works well.
I noticed the little windows at the bottom face of the tapes (the
metallic one) is a bit
smaller than for the 2GB tapes. Can this be the reason?
Does anyone know of this problem? Anyone knows of other people
experiencing the same?
Is there a known solution to this?
Any hint will be appreciated.
Thanks for reading up to this point. Cheers,
Bernabe
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