I just tried:

  mt -f /dev/nosst0 rewind

It prints:

  /dev/nosst0: No such device

I have never heard of /dev/nosst0.  What is it?

> On Fri, Apr 11, 2003 at 01:15:26AM -0000, rwk AT americom DOT com enlightened 
> us:
> > I am trying to run amanda 2.4.2 on Linux RH8.0 using an Onstream ADR50
> > drive.
> > 
> > I am having problems and I have tracked it down to a variable block
> > size issue.  for example, if I do the following:
> > 
> >      mt -f /dev/nst0 setblk 0
> 
> My device for this drive is /dev/nosst0, not /dev/nst0. Could that be the
> problem?
> 
> Matt
> 
> -- 
> Matt Hyclak
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> Ohio University
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>