> >> What does "mt stat" say before you run amrestore?  Is the tape
> positioned
>                   ^^^^
> >
> > "mt start" gives an error.  "start" doesn't seem to be a valid command
> for
>        ^^^^^
> 
> Erm, start != stat.
> 
> --
> Joshua Baker-LePain
> Department of Biomedical Engineering
> Duke University

Doh!  Long night, high resolution, small typeface.  Sorry about that!

Here's what I get:

freebee# mt -f /dev/nsa0 stat
Mode      Density              Blocksize      bpi      Compression
Current:  0x42                 variable       0        disabled
---------available modes---------
0:        0x42                 variable       0        0x1
1:        0x42                 variable       0        0x1
2:        0x42                 variable       0        0x1
3:        0x42                 variable       0        0x1
---------------------------------
Current Driver State: at rest.
---------------------------------
File Number: 0  Record Number: 0        Residual Count 0
freebee#

Thanks!

--Sean Noonan