Neil Darlow wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I've just removed my Iomega Ditto Max and replaced it with a
> Colorado 8GB Internal IDE drive.
Your official Linux tape strength, dexterity, and social standing values
just increased by two each and you now have a backup task dice modifier
of +14! Charisma, well that's another matter.
> Can anyone assist with answers to the following:
>
> 1) What is the tape blocksize?
By default, 512 bytes.
> 2) Can the user format tapes under Linux? and if so, how?
These tapes are not to be formatted. Just remember to 'mt -f /dev/ht0
reten' them at least every third use, or when they've been sitting for
more than 5 days. This will dramatically improve the media reliability.
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