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847674Scael.Dd
947674Scael.Dt MT 4 vax
1047674Scael.Os BSD 4
1147674Scael.Sh NAME
1247674Scael.Nm mt
1347674Scael.Nd
1447674Scael.Tn TM78 Ns / Tn TU-78
1547674Scael.Tn MASSBUS
1647674Scaelmagtape interface
1747674Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS
1847674Scael.Cd "master mt0 at mba? drive ? tape mu0 at mt0 slave 0"
1947674Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION
2047674ScaelThe
2147674Scael.Tn TM78 Ns / Tn TU-78
2247674Scaelcombination provides a standard tape drive
2320680Smckusickinterface as described in
2447674Scael.Xr mtio 4 .
2547674ScaelOnly 1600 and 6250
2647674Scael.Tn BPI
2747674Scaelare supported; the
2847674Scael.Tn TU-78
2947674Scaelruns at 125
3047674Scael.Tn IPS
3147674Scaeland autoloads tapes.
3247674Scael.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
3347674Scael.Bl -diag
3447674Scael.It mu%d: no write ring.
3547674ScaelAn attempt was made to write on the tape drive
3620680Smckusickwhen no write ring was present; this message is written on the terminal of
3720680Smckusickthe user who tried to access the tape.
3847674Scael.Pp
3947674Scael.It mu%d: not online.
4047674ScaelAn attempt was made to access the tape while it
4120680Smckusickwas offline; this message is written on the terminal of the user
4220680Smckusickwho tried to access the tape.
4347674Scael.Pp
4447674Scael.It "mu%d: can't change density in mid-tape."
4547674ScaelAn attempt was made to write
4620680Smckusickon a tape at a different density than is already recorded on the tape.
4720680SmckusickThis message is written on the terminal of the user who tried to switch
4820680Smckusickthe density.
4947674Scael.Pp
5047674Scael.It "mu%d: hard error bn%d mbsr=%b er=%x ds=%b."
5147674ScaelA tape error occurred
5247674Scaelat block
5347674Scael.Em bn ;
5447674Scaelthe mt error register and drive status register are
5520681Smckusickprinted in octal with the bits symbolically decoded.  Any error is
5620680Smckusickfatal on non-raw tape; when possible the driver will have retried
5720680Smckusickthe operation which failed several times before reporting the error.
5847674Scael.Pp
5947674Scael.It mu%d: blank tape.
6020681SmckusickAn attempt was made to read a blank tape (a tape without even
6120681Smckusickend-of-file marks).
6247674Scael.Pp
6347674Scael.It mu%d: offline.
6420681SmckusickDuring an i/o operation the device was set offline.  If a
6520681Smckusicknon-raw tape was used in the access it is closed.
6647674Scael.El
6747674Scael.Sh SEE ALSO
6847674Scael.Xr mt 1 ,
6947674Scael.Xr tar 1 ,
7047674Scael.Xr tp 1 ,
7147674Scael.Xr mtio 4 ,
7247674Scael.Xr tm 4 ,
7347674Scael.Xr ts 4 ,
7447674Scael.Xr ut 4
7547674Scael.Sh HISTORY
7647674ScaelThe
7747674Scael.Nm
7847674Scaeldriver appeared in
7947674Scael.Bx 4.1 .
8047674Scael.Sh BUGS
8147674ScaelIf a physical error (non-data) occurs,
8247674Scael.Nm
8347674Scaelmay hang ungracefully.
8447674Scael.Pp
8547674ScaelBecause 800
8647674Scael.Tn BPI
8747674Scaeltapes are not supported, the numbering of minor devices
8828261Skarelsis inconsistent with triple-density tape units.
8947674ScaelUnit 0 is drive 0, 1600
9047674Scael.Tn BPI.
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