On Wed, 2 Feb 2000, Chris Johns wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a Sony SDT-5000 DAT tape drive. It supports DSS-2 tapes, how-ever
> it does not seem to see DDS-2 tapes as DDS-2, only DDS-1. This is using
...
> # mt -f /dev/nst0 status
> SCSI 2 tape drive:
> File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.
> Tape block size 512 bytes. Density code 0x13 (DDS (61000 bpi)).
> Soft error count since last status=0
> General status bits on (41010000):
> BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
>
> I do not know if this a problem with the tape drive, or the driver
> software. I would welcome feedback from others using the same drive, or
> suggestions about now I can debug the problem.
>
It is a "problem" with the drive. The Sony drives always seem to report
DDS-2. The DDS drives recognize the tape in the drive and act accordingly.
So, the problem is cosmetic.
Kai
