3B1 tape drive problems

[Dr. R.K. Wright]

I am trying to use the tape drive and only have the window type
manual.

Recently Lenny Tropiano wrote that 
tar cvf - . | dbuf -oT25600 /dev/rft3
would work.  It does not for me

dbuf -i /dev/rft3 on a tape prepared from windows gives me what
is on the tape.  Any attempt to do dbuf -o or dbuf -oT25600 give me a
cannot read write error and the light never comes on.

I think perhaps a preliminary step is missing.  Does anyone know the
trick?

It is 3B1 3.51m for those to whom this may make a difference.

Thanks.


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