[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Hi.
> When I do a mt -f /dev/ftape status I receive:
> qic-117 drive type = 0x011c6
> File number=-1, block number=-1.
> mt_resid: 0, mt_erreg: 0x0
> mt_dsreg: 0xe3d865, mt_gstat: 0x41000000
> General status bits on (41000000):
> BOT ONLINE
>
> Does "BOT ONLINE" mean anything?
Yes - it means that you're at "B"eginning "O"f "T"ape and that the drive
is ready to work.
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