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VERSION 0.1d1   -- SCSI-tape-driver and mt ------------
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Included in this archive are the sources for a peripheral
tape driver and those of a tool called mt for erasing and
rewinding tapes.
You may use the sources, use the binaries, modify it and
do whatever you want, except (see DO NOT)

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Installation:
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driver:
simply enter the ct directory and type make. this will
compile and link the ct-sources and copy the driver
called "ct" into the /boot/system/drivers directory

mt:
enter the mt directory and type make. this will compile
and link the mt-sources and copy the executable "mt"
into the /boot/bin directory

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Usage:
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The driver handles tape-devices called scsi_tape_0x0
where x is the scsi-id of your tape-device.
Currently i tested it only with tar and i do not think
that it will work with any other program, because... see below

Anyway, a simple tar cvf /dev/scsi_tape_0x0 .....
		and      tar tvf /dev/scsi_tape_0x0 .....

works fine with me.

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BUT
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This driver is very experimental at the moment.
Be careful not to try its limits.
It does not currently check if there is a tape device on
the specified scsi-id. do not wreck your harddrive
It works with the HP C3725S Version 434N, relies
on dynamic block length (no fixed block addressing used)
It ignores the offset parameter of read and write, thus
you should rewind your tape with "mt /dev/scsi_tape_0x0 rewind"
before doing any operation.


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DO NOT
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blame me for any loss of data, system malfunctions .....
i just give this to you to let you archive your own sources
quickly before wrecking your harddisk yourself



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THANKS
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to the person that told me the location of the cam-specification
yesterday. (BeDevTalk)
I lost the mail, sorry, i cannot name you specifically.

to Be for creating such a nice thing as the bebox.
Your support is great. Go on like this.



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Andreas Huber			hubera@forwiss.uni-passau.de
Barecode Programming          http://www.barecode.de
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