SUMMARY: Incorrect Length Indicator Set

From: Scott W. Nelson (snelson@rtt.in.net)
Date: Fri Sep 27 1996 - 15:31:40 CDT


Many thanks to Casper Dik for the very quick and correct response!

My post and Caspers' reply:

>>Greetings,
>>
>>I have upgraded to Solaris 2.4 and now can not read any tapes created
>>under 2.3. I am using an HP 35480A 4mm DAT drive and am receive
>>the following error when accessing the tape:
>>
>># tar -tf /dev/rmt/0
>>WARNING: /sbus@1,f8000000/esp@0,800000/st@5,0 (st5):
>> Error for command 'read' Error Level: Fatal
>> Requested Block 0, Error Block: 0
>> Sense Key: No Additional Sense
>> Incorrect Length Indicator Set tar: tape read error
>>#
>>
>>I have modified the st.conf to include:
>>
>> tape-config-list=
>> "HP HP35480A", "HP 35480A DAT","hp35480a-data";
>> hp35480a-data = 1,0x34,1024,0x1E39,1,0,0;
>>
>
>Try using "0" for the block size:
>
>(Or try patch 102329-03)

The block size of 0 fixed the problem.

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;-) Thanks to the all that responsed:
;-) Casper Dik
;-) Brion Leary
;-) Eirh-Yu Hsie
;-) Robert Gillespie
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