How to force a bus reset?

Fri Jan 15 00:25:51 PST 1999

> From:          mikebw at bilow.bilow.uu.ids.net (Mike Bilow)

> Try to set the drive to use a fixed block size ("mt setblk 512") instead of a
> variable block size before reading or writing the tape.

What is the SETBLK IOCTL good for? And what are the drawbacks of 
it's use?

Since I am not very impressed of the DAT performance using 
small "dd" blocks or default CPIO/TAR blocking, I am curious.
Best regards

Dr. Oliver Dunkelberg

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