On Friday 12 January 2018 15:20:51 Luc Lalonde wrote: > Hello Gene, > > Would a variant like this: > > /usr/sbin/mtx load 1 0; > /usr/bin/mt -f /dev/st0 compression 0; > /usr/bin/mt -f /dev/st0 setblk 524288; > /usr/bin/dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/st0 bs=512k count=1; > su amandabackup -c "/usr/sbin/amlabel -f Monthly-LTO7 > 000321L7 slot 1"; > /usr/sbin/mtx unload 1 0; > > work? > > During my tests with this, the hardware compression stays disabled > when I load a new tape. > > Thanks! > Hey, if it works, its right. ;-)
> On 2018-01-11 10:51 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > 1. rewind the tape. > > 1a. Do NOT remove tape from drive, or cause it to read the tape > > other than what I write here until after step 5. > > 2. read the label out to a 32k file. > > 3. rewind the tape. > > 4. Turn the compression off, probably with mt. > > 5. Immediately re-write that label while the tape is rewound, and > > the hidden tape id block in front of the label will get rewritten > > too, with that compression flag off. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
