Subject: Re: dump density bpi = bit/byte ?
To: Andrew Wheadon <andrew@wipux2.wifo.uni-mannheim.de>
From: Chris G. Demetriou <cgd@alpha.bostic.com>
List: current-users
Date: 08/09/1994 21:40:26
> I'm trying to use a qic 525 MB tape, which tells me
> that it is 1020 feet long. I'd like to know whether
> the density I should be using is to be in Bits/Per/Inch
> or in Bytes/Per/Inch
> i.e.
> 525 * 1024 * 1024 / 1020 / 12 = Value or
> 525 * 1024 * 1024 * 8 / 1020 / 12 = Value.
> Cheerio
> 
> PS. I'm doing the command dump 0udsf 12345 1020 /dev/rst1 /mit

Umm, i don't know the answer to this, but i do know that
using the 'B' option to dump may save you a big headache...  8-)



chris

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