from `mt densities` on RH7.3... dunno if this helps any... fixed my DLT7000
problems with this list though
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Some SCSI tape density codes:
code explanation code explanation
0x00 default 0x20 QIC-6GB
0x01 NRZI (800 bpi) 0x21 QIC-20GB
0x02 PE (1600 bpi) 0x22 QIC-2GB
0x03 GCR (6250 bpi) 0x23 QIC-875
0x04 QIC-11 0x24 DDS-2
0x05 QIC-45/60 (GCR, 8000 bpi) 0x25 DDS-3
0x06 PE (3200 bpi) 0x26 DDS-4 or QIC-4GB
0x07 IMFM (6400 bpi) 0x27 Exabyte Mammoth
0x08 GCR (8000 bpi) 0x28 Exabyte Mammoth-2
0x09 GCR (37871 bpi) 0x29 QIC-3080MC
0x0a MFM (6667 bpi) 0x30 AIT-1 or MLR3
0x0b PE (1600 bpi) 0x31 AIT-2
0x0c GCR (12960 bpi) 0x33 SLR6
0x0d GCR (25380 bpi) 0x34 SLR100
0x0f QIC-120 (GCR 10000 bpi) 0x40 DLT1 40 GB, or Ultrium
0x10 QIC-150/250 (GCR 10000 bpi) 0x41 DLT 40GB
0x11 QIC-320/525 (GCR 16000 bpi) 0x45 QIC-3095-MC (TR-4)
0x12 QIC-1350 (RLL 51667 bpi) 0x47 TR-5
0x13 DDS (61000 bpi) 0x48 Quantum SDLT220
0x14 EXB-8200 (RLL 43245 bpi) 0x80 DLT 15GB uncomp. or Ecrix
0x15 EXB-8500 or QIC-1000 0x81 DLT 15GB compressed
0x16 MFM 10000 bpi 0x82 DLT 20GB uncompressed
0x17 MFM 42500 bpi 0x83 DLT 20GB compressed
0x18 TZ86 0x84 DLT 35GB uncompressed
0x19 DLT 10GB 0x85 DLT 35GB compressed
0x1a DLT 20GB 0x86 DLT1 40 GB uncompressed
0x1b DLT 35GB 0x87 DLT1 40 GB compressed
0x1c QIC-385M 0x88 DLT 40GB uncompressed
0x1d QIC-410M 0x89 DLT 40GB compressed
0x1e QIC-1000C 0x8c EXB-8505 compressed
0x1f QIC-2100C 0x90 EXB-8205 compressed
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Oliver" <joliver AT john-oliver DOT net>
To: <amanda-users AT amanda DOT org>
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 10:42 PM
Subject: Density codes
> I'm trying to find the tape density codes for this A5501A DLT 7000
> library and haven't had any luck yet. The drive seems to think it's a
> 20GB:
>
> [root@backup tape-src]# mt status
> SCSI 2 tape drive:
> File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.
> Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x1a (DLT 20GB).
> Soft error count since last status=0
> General status bits on (41010000):
> BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
>
>
> There are no density codes listed in the manual. I can't find them on
> HPs web site or with Google, either. And I can't find any option in the
> control panel to change this, either.
>
> I'm running tapetype (yes, with compression off!) to see what it'll say.
>
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