I get the same thing!  Are you doing this with -a or -C.  I only tried -a as
I don't really want to change categories.

>The 'mtlib' command, supplied with the 3494 as an AIX command to
>operate on the 3494, has a -L option for specifying a list of tape
>volsers.  However, the device drivers manual says naught about how
>to specify those volsers via -L, and attempting all manner of
>variations (even with just one volser) yields the error message:
>   mtlib: Error reading Volume serial number list
>
>Has anyone figured out how to use the -L option?  Or is there a
>defect in the mtlib command?
>(The alternative is to use the -V option to specify one volume at
>a time, which makes for carpal tunnel.)
>      thanks, Richard Sims, Boston University OIT
>
>
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