This is what I got from tapetype... after 8 hours! Is it ok to have filemark 0 kbytes?
]# tapetype -e 20480m -f /dev/nst0 wrote 622535 32Kb blocks in 95 files in 14145 seconds (short write) wrote 625716 32Kb blocks in 191 files in 14295 seconds (short write) define tapetype HP-DLT-40i { comment "just produced by tapetype program" length 19503 mbytes filemark 0 kbytes speed 1404 kps } It seems to be working.. doing first backup now.. will try restore tomorrow morning. Cheers, Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hlade's Law: If you have a difficult task, give it to a lazy person -- they will find an easier way to do it.