From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id a585ef11 for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:04:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 1650AA1E21; Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:04:58 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 713929E756; Tue, 16 Oct 2018 08:04:33 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id EDF569E708; Tue, 16 Oct 2018 07:59:23 +1000 (AEST) X-Greylist: delayed 399 seconds by postgrey-1.35 at minnie.tuhs.org; Tue, 16 Oct 2018 07:59:22 AEST Received: from escher.rhwyd.co.uk (escher.rhwyd.co.uk [82.68.49.101]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EAD7F9E6F2; Tue, 16 Oct 2018 07:59:22 +1000 (AEST) Received: from walrus.rhwyd.co.uk (walrus [82.68.49.99]) by escher.rhwyd.co.uk (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTPSA id 51db544f (TLSv1.2:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:128:NO); Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:52:45 +0100 (BST) References: <20181015195622.GB25749@minnie.tuhs.org> User-agent: mu4e 0.9.18; emacs 26.1 From: Aaron Jackson To: Warren Toomey , "General Discussion\: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" In-reply-to: <20181015195622.GB25749@minnie.tuhs.org> Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 22:52:40 +0100 Message-ID: <87woqiubbr.fsf@walrus.rhwyd.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Subject: Re: [TUHS] Ultrix Tape: Block Size? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: tuhs@tuhs.org Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" If it is anything like installing NetBSD, which I have done on a VAXstation with a DLT4 drive, it should be 512 byte. So, while I do not know for sure for Ultrix and MicroVAX, 512 is probably a good starting point? Hopefully someone else will *actually* know. Aaron Warren Toomey via cctalk writes: > All, I received this request from Matthew who isn't subscribed to either > the TUHS or cctalk lists. He knows how to read the lists archives. Many > thanks for any help you can provide. > Cheers, Warren > > ----- Forwarded message from Matthew Whitehead ----- > > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:25:39 -0400 > From: Matthew Whitehead > Subject: Ultrix Tape Blocks > > Warren, > I wonder if you can give me a referral. I want to install Ultrix-32 > on my MicroVAX II using the ancient TK-50 tape drive. I know the tape > files are on your archive, but I need to know the block size for each > of the many files; it can vary a lot. > Who might be able to help me with this? > Matthew Whitehead > > ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Aaron Jackson - M6PIU http://aaronsplace.co.uk/