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    SubjectRe: SCSI Tape driver While we're at it QFA problems.
    On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 16:23:28 +1000, Richard Gooch wrote:

    >Dave Cinege writes:
    >> On Wed, 17 Sep 1997 06:06:44 +1000, eyal wrote:
    >>
    >> >Dave Cinege wrote:
    >> >>
    >> >> Since some tape problem have been bought up...
    >> >>
    >> >> I'm unable to space forward the tape on my DAT. It appears to move
    >> forward
    >> >> to the desired place on the tape, but as soon as I try to access the tape
    it
    >> >> rewinds back to block 0. (whether it is tar or just mt tell)
    >> >
    >> >Are you using the 'no rewind' tape device (e.g. /dev/nst0 or
    >> >/dev/tapenr)? If not
    >> >then the tape will always rewind after each command.
    >>
    >> : P
    >> All this time, and I've never seen this documented anywhere.
    >
    >/usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt

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