Terry Collins wrote: > > Hello Sluggers > > An old head scratcher has popped up again. > > Occassionally I have DAT tapes that 'the system' says are write > protected, but they are not. No matter which DAT drive or > system/software I use, it barfs on the tape. Most seem to indicate > that the tape is write protected, but it definitely isn't. > > Does anyone have any ideas? > > It is not an age/use relationship. Nor is it a cheap tape problem, nor > is it restricted to one particular brand. The only thing I can think > of is that some tapes have randonly died - perhaps stretched, or > something similar. Anybody got any suggestions other than fluff? Are there any other possible explanations?... tape needs retentioning etc? I have a *new* machine with a sony SDT7000 SCSI tape drive showing the same problem: cannot write. I've checked the tape type - its DSS2 (actually a Maxell HS-4/120s 124M tape to be absoutely specific). This is consistent with the tape drive spec. Tab on the back of the tape is closed. I can use the mt command to make the tape drive do things. I think that's all the idiot checks complete... I'm confused - do I return the machine and say the drive is stuffed? How could I determine this without pulling the machine appart? -- Andrew Dorrell PhD. Research Engineer Canon Information Systems Research Australia Phone: 61 2 9805 2224 1 Thomas Holt Drive, North Ryde, NSW 2113. Fax: 61 2 9805 2929 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux Users Group Mailing List - http://www.slug.org.au To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe in the text
