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diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.vax/mtio.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.vax/mtio.4 index 369d2b73078..adb77b5d258 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.vax/mtio.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.vax/mtio.4 @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +.\" $NetBSD: mtio.4,v 1.3 1996/01/07 20:11:35 ragge Exp $ .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. .\" All rights reserved. .\" @@ -30,75 +31,69 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" from: @(#)mtio.4 6.5 (Berkeley) 3/27/91 -.\" $Id: mtio.4,v 1.1 1995/10/18 08:44:35 deraadt Exp $ .\" -.Dd March 27, 1991 +.Dd January 7, 1996 .Dt MTIO 4 vax -.Os BSD 4.2 +.Os .Sh NAME .Nm mtio .Nd -.Tn UNIX +.Tn NetBSD magtape interface .Sh DESCRIPTION -The special files -named -.Pa /dev/mt0 -and -.Pa /dev/rmt0 -through -.Pa /dev/mt23 -and -.Pa /dev/rmt23 -refer to -.Tn UNIX -magtape drives, -which may be on the +Each tape subsystem has a couple of special devices associated with it. +The magtape devices may be on the .Tn MASSBUS using the .Tn TM03 -formatter +formatter, .Xr ht 4 , or .Tn TM78 formatter, .Xr mt 4 , or on the -.Tn UNIBUS +.Tn UNIBUS/QBUS using either the .Tn TM11 or -.Tn TS11 -formatters +.Tn TE10 +formatters, .Xr tm 4 , .Tn TU45 compatible formatters, .Xr ut 4 , or +.Tn TS11/TSV05 +tape formatters, .Xr ts 4 . These devices are typical tape block devices, see .Xr physio 4 . .Pp -The following table of the converntional device names +The conventional device letters/numbers is applicable to any of the transport/controller pairs. (But note that only 1600 .Tn BPI is available with the -.Tn TS11 . ) -.Bl -column "no-rewindxxx" "or lowest densityxx" "or lowest densityxx" "or lowest densityxx" -offset indent - 800 BPI 1600 BPI 6500 BPI -.Em or lowest density or second density or third density - -Rewind mt0/rmt0 mt8/rmt8 mt16/rmt16 -Rewind mt1/rmt1 mt9/rmt9 mt17/rmt17 -Rewind mt2/rmt2 mt10/rmt10 mt18/rmt18 -Rewind mt3/rmt3 mt11/rmt11 mt19/rmt19 -No-rewind nmt4/nrmt4 nmt12/nrmt12 nmt20/nrmt20 -No-rewind nmt5/nrmt5 nmt13/nrmt13 nmt21/nrmt21 -No-rewind nmt6/nrmt6 nmt14/nrmt14 nmt22/nrmt22 -No-rewind nmt7/nrmt7 nmt15/nrmt15 nmt23/nrmt32 -.El +.Tn TS11 , +and that 800 +.Tn BPI +is not applicable to +.Tn TM78 . ) +.Pp +When the device last number is between +.Em 0-7 +the device will operate at 800 +.Tn BPI +(or its lowest density), between +.Em 8-15 +it will operate at 1600 +.Tn BPI +(or its second density), and between +.Em 16-23 +it will operate at 6250 +.Tn BPI . .Pp The rewind devices automatically rewind when the last requested read, write or seek has finished, or the end of the tape @@ -230,6 +225,3 @@ manual appeared in .Bx 4.2 . .Sh BUGS The status should be returned in a device independent format. -.Pp -The special file naming should be redone in a more consistent and -understandable manner. |