RE: Tape Drive Compatibility-"Solved"

Thanks for all the responses.  One person mentioned that the 9348 is a 1/2"
drive normally and likely this drive, though a 8mm drive, this 3rd party
drive chooses to emulate a 9348.  This must be the case and likely the MAIN
reason why the 2 drives won't talk "downwardly".  Yes, I have tried
formatting of various flavors on the 7208 and then trying to write to it on
the 9348 but with no luck.  Yes, I can actually format and write something
on the 7208 and READ it on the 9348 ("upwardly").   It looks like I'm just
going to have to go to Plan B, which is just by luck that I know a shop here
in town that can duptap it to the tape density I need.  Thanks again for all
the suggestions.


>       Can you go the other way. Initialize on the 7208 and read/write 
> on the 9348. If so then try to read on the 7208....  
> 
>       JMS
> 
> > > > 
> > > > I'm in a quandry...  I have a tape device that comes up as a 9348.
> I
> > > > have
> > > > another tape device on the same 400 that is a IBM 7208-002.  I am
> want
> > > > to
> > > > write a tape on the 9348 and read it on the 7208. (Don't ask why,
> its
> > > > just a
> > > > test for a real move from one 400 to another).   I am INZTAPing the
> > > > tape on
> > > > the 9348 as *FMT2GB.  When I try to DSPTAP on the 7208, all I get is
> a
> > > > message "cannot process volume".  I've made sure the physical tape
> is
> > > > fine
> > > > and have written/read to each drive individually.  (SAVLIB'S, not
> > > > compressed
> > > > or compacted, if that matters).
> > > > 
> > > > Am I missing something or is this just not possible.  Help???
> > > > 
> > > > 
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