From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Dag Nygren Subject: Re: blocksize limitations in scsi tape driver (st) when used with DLT1 tape drives? Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2002 23:02:08 +0300 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20020905200208.22430.qmail@dag.newtech.fi> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: Message from Friedrich Lobenstock of "Thu, 05 Sep 2002 21:35:50 +0200." <3D77B216.8070205@fl.priv.at> To: Linux-SCSI Mailingliste Cc: Linux-Kernel Mailingliste , dag@newtech.fi List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Hi, I have successfully been using Legato Networker with a blocksize of 32k with my DLT here. But the way Legato wants to do it is to decide about the blocksize itself. This means that the driver should NOT decide on the BS, but pass on anything written through it, meaning a blocksize setting of 0 (or variable blocksize). Perhaps Arkeia works the same way ? Best Luck --=20 Dag Nygren email: dag@newtech.fi Oy Espoon NewTech Ab phone: +358 9 8024910 Tr=E4sktorpet 3 fax: +358 9 8024916 02360 ESBO Mobile: +358 400 426312 =46INLAND