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8*47674Scael.Dd
9*47674Scael.Dt MT 4 vax
10*47674Scael.Os BSD 4
11*47674Scael.Sh NAME
12*47674Scael.Nm mt
13*47674Scael.Nd
14*47674Scael.Tn TM78 Ns / Tn TU-78
15*47674Scael.Tn MASSBUS
16*47674Scaelmagtape interface
17*47674Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS
18*47674Scael.Cd "master mt0 at mba? drive ? tape mu0 at mt0 slave 0"
19*47674Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION
20*47674ScaelThe
21*47674Scael.Tn TM78 Ns / Tn TU-78
22*47674Scaelcombination provides a standard tape drive
2320680Smckusickinterface as described in
24*47674Scael.Xr mtio 4 .
25*47674ScaelOnly 1600 and 6250
26*47674Scael.Tn BPI
27*47674Scaelare supported; the
28*47674Scael.Tn TU-78
29*47674Scaelruns at 125
30*47674Scael.Tn IPS
31*47674Scaeland autoloads tapes.
32*47674Scael.Sh DIAGNOSTICS
33*47674Scael.Bl -diag
34*47674Scael.It mu%d: no write ring.
35*47674ScaelAn 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.
38*47674Scael.Pp
39*47674Scael.It mu%d: not online.
40*47674ScaelAn 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.
43*47674Scael.Pp
44*47674Scael.It "mu%d: can't change density in mid-tape."
45*47674ScaelAn 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.
49*47674Scael.Pp
50*47674Scael.It "mu%d: hard error bn%d mbsr=%b er=%x ds=%b."
51*47674ScaelA tape error occurred
52*47674Scaelat block
53*47674Scael.Em bn ;
54*47674Scaelthe 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.
58*47674Scael.Pp
59*47674Scael.It mu%d: blank tape.
6020681SmckusickAn attempt was made to read a blank tape (a tape without even
6120681Smckusickend-of-file marks).
62*47674Scael.Pp
63*47674Scael.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.
66*47674Scael.El
67*47674Scael.Sh SEE ALSO
68*47674Scael.Xr mt 1 ,
69*47674Scael.Xr tar 1 ,
70*47674Scael.Xr tp 1 ,
71*47674Scael.Xr mtio 4 ,
72*47674Scael.Xr tm 4 ,
73*47674Scael.Xr ts 4 ,
74*47674Scael.Xr ut 4
75*47674Scael.Sh HISTORY
76*47674ScaelThe
77*47674Scael.Nm
78*47674Scaeldriver appeared in
79*47674Scael.Bx 4.1 .
80*47674Scael.Sh BUGS
81*47674ScaelIf a physical error (non-data) occurs,
82*47674Scael.Nm
83*47674Scaelmay hang ungracefully.
84*47674Scael.Pp
85*47674ScaelBecause 800
86*47674Scael.Tn BPI
87*47674Scaeltapes are not supported, the numbering of minor devices
8828261Skarelsis inconsistent with triple-density tape units.
89*47674ScaelUnit 0 is drive 0, 1600
90*47674Scael.Tn BPI.
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