[3523] in linux-scsi channel archive
Re: HP DAT autochanger
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeff Noxon)
Fri Mar 13 16:47:19 1998
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 15:06:35 -0600
From: Jeff Noxon <jeff@planetfall.com>
To: Jeff Noxon <jeff@planetfall.com>, "Gerald J. Puhl" <garyp@jppattern.com>,
linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu
In-Reply-To: <19980313134614.29386@mystic>; from Jeff Noxon on Fri, Mar 13, 1998 at 01:46:14PM -0600
On Fri, Mar 13, 1998 at 01:46:14PM -0600, Jeff Noxon wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 13, 1998 at 09:06:51AM -0600, Gerald J. Puhl wrote:
> >
> > Greeting Linux SCSI experts:
> >
> > I need to write a short program for the above mentioned device. I need to
> > be able to select and load a particular tape into the drive (6 tapes in
> > the drive). According to the HP manual the SCSI command LOAD/UNLOAD
> > (opcode 0x1b) is used to load or unload a specified cartridge from the
> > drive mech. After reviewing the SCSI-Programming howto and downloading
> > some the SPECS on SCSI-2 that doesn't appear to be correct. If fact the
> > MOVE MEDIUM command should be used and that the LOAD command merely
> > enables the drive. Does anyone know the proper command sequence to do
> > this? Unfortunetly I am a SCSI programming newbie.
>
> There is already a program called MTX that does this for some DAT changers,
> and probably works with yours.
>
> Look at http://www.dandelion.com:/Linux
Of course, that's really http://www.dandelion.com/Linux
Jeff
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