> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007, Lonny Selinger wrote: > >>> Given the media is new, the problem could also be a tape dropped in >>> transit - in which case spooling it to the end and back (retensioning) may >>> solve your problem. >> >> I'll give this a shot and see what happens :) ... DLT tapes are a single >> spool/caster so I always assumed that a reel to reel or caster to caster >> tape >> was subject to requiring retension'ing but It's very possible it affects all >> linear media *shrug* > > This affects all linear media formats to a greater or lesser extent. > > DLT, LTO and SAIT are all reel-to-reel formats, but the other > reel is inside the drive. This allows smaller cartridges. > > There is a 2-reel LTO cartridge format, but it's very rare... > > My first experience with tape pancakes getting misaligned was a long time > ago with studio audio reels, but audio, video and DAT/DDS cassettes > were very prone to it. I haven't seen much of a problem with the single > reel formats, but there is always a possibility if a cartridge is dropped > hard enough.
Well I'm all about learning stuff :-) ... I've had similar experiences for sure with DDS media (multiple retnesion and drive cleaning sometimes to have even new media work properly in some older drives) and the larger 12" platter reels I had with a client on a VAX but I never really thought DLT would be affected. It does make sense now that I hear someone else mention it though (and it's possibly an easy fix if it works) :-) Thanks Again! -- Lonny -- "To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work ON it." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
