From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 26243 invoked by alias); 14 Dec 2004 22:36:18 -0000 Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Received: (qmail 26189 invoked from network); 14 Dec 2004 22:36:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO marvin.killerobot.com) (66.134.64.194) by sourceware.org with SMTP; 14 Dec 2004 22:36:03 -0000 Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: 1.5.12: mt sees incorrect maximum block size Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 22:36:00 -0000 Message-ID: <5995792B428BD840906480B184A386CBB508A7@marvin.killerobot.com> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: "Richard Simon" To: X-SW-Source: 2004-12/txt/msg00512.txt.bz2 when I attempt to set the correct block size with mt (or try to do so with = tar) I am unable to do so. mt status 2 reports a maximum block size of 65535, whereas the windows driv= er and the winTarSCSI utility both report a much larger maximum block size = of 16777214=20 I can use the winTarSCSI utility to write tapes with a block size of 262144= , but tar under cygwin will not write with a block size larger than 65535. I have tried reinstalling the tape driver and reinstalling cygwin. I'm using cygwin 1.5.12, mt 2.3, tat 1.13.25. Installed on Windows XP professional, Service Pack 1. PIII, 800Mhz, 1GB ram. Why is cygwin seeing this incorrectly and how do I fix it?=20 below I've pasted my cygcheck file Richard Simon Giant Killer Robots 361 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94107 (415) 777-2477 Cygwin Configuration Diagnostics Current System Time: Tue Dec 14 14:32:05 2004 Windows XP Professional Ver 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 1 Path: C:\cygwin\usr\local\bin C:\cygwin\bin C:\cygwin\bin C:\cygwin\usr\X11R6\bin C c:\Perl\bin\ c:\Program Files\AliasWavefront\Maya5.0\bin c:\Program Files\Shake-v2.46.0116 c:\WINDOWS\system32 c:\WINDOWS c:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem c:\rush\bin w:\Approved\utilities\tools c:\Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD .\ c:\Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD .\ c:\PROGRA~1\ABSOLU~1 c:\Program Files\Common Files\Ulead Systems\MPEG c:\Program Files\Sonic\MyDVD % c:\PROGRA~1\ABSOLU~1 Output from C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe (nontsec) UID: 10500(administrator) GID: 10545(mkgroup_l_d) 10545(mkgroup_l_d) Output from C:\cygwin\bin\id.exe (ntsec) UID: 10500(administrator) GID: 10545(mkgroup_l_d) 0(root) 544(Administrators) 545(Users) 10545(mkgroup_l_d) SysDir: C:\WINDOWS\System32 WinDir: C:\WINDOWS HOME =3D `c:\Documents and Settings\Administrator' MAKE_MODE =3D `unix' PWD =3D `/cygdrive/c/Documents and Settings/Administrator' USER =3D `administrator' ALLUSERSPROFILE =3D `C:\Documents and Settings\All Users' APPDATA =3D `C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Application Data' COMMONPROGRAMFILES =3D `C:\Program Files\Common Files' COMPUTERNAME =3D `SILVAR' COMSPEC =3D `C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe' CVS_RSH =3D `/bin/ssh' EYEON_LICENSE_FILE =3D `@OLDCALCULON' HOMEDRIVE =3D `C:' HOMEPATH =3D `\Documents and Settings\Administrator' HOSTNAME =3D `silvar' INFOPATH =3D `/usr/local/info:/usr/info:/usr/share/info:/usr/autotool/devel= /info:/usr/autotool/stable/info:' LOGONSERVER =3D `\\BILLY' MANPATH =3D `/usr/local/man:/usr/man:/usr/share/man:/usr/autotool/devel/man= :' MAYA_HELP_URL =3D `http://mayadocs.killerobot.com/Maya5.0/en_US/' NR_ICON_PATH =3D `\\calculon\central\z\Approved\shake\nreal25\icons' NR_INCLUDE_PATH =3D `\\calculon\central\z\Approved\shake\nreal25\include_me= rge' NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS =3D `2' OLDPWD =3D `/usr/bin' OS =3D `Windows_NT' PATHEXT =3D `.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH' PRINTER =3D `\\voltar\HP LaserJet 3300 Series PCL 6' PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE =3D `x86' PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER =3D `x86 Family 6 Model 8 Stepping 6, GenuineIntel' PROCESSOR_LEVEL =3D `6' PROCESSOR_REVISION =3D `0806' PROGRAMFILES =3D `C:\Program Files' PROMPT =3D `$P$G' PS1 =3D `\[\033]0;\w\007 \033[32m\]\u@\h \[\033[33m\w\033[0m\] $ ' RUSH_DIR =3D `c:\rush' SESSIONNAME =3D `Console' SHLVL =3D `1' SYSTEMDRIVE =3D `C:' SYSTEMROOT =3D `C:\WINDOWS' TEMP =3D `C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp' TERM =3D `cygwin' TMP =3D `C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp' USERDNSDOMAIN =3D `KILLEROBOT.COM' USERDOMAIN =3D `KILLEROBOT' USERNAME =3D `administrator' USERPROFILE =3D `C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator' WINDIR =3D `C:\WINDOWS' _ =3D `/usr/bin/cygcheck' POSIXLY_CORRECT =3D `1' HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2 (default) =3D `/cygdrive' cygdrive flags =3D 0x00000022 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/ (default) =3D `C:\cygwin' flags =3D 0x0000000a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/bin (default) =3D `C:\cygwin/bin' flags =3D 0x0000000a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\mounts v2\/usr/lib (default) =3D `C:\cygwin/lib' flags =3D 0x0000000a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions\Cygwin\Program Options a: fd N/A N/A=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20 c: hd NTFS 19586Mb 87% CP CS UN PA FC=20=20=20=20=20 d: cd N/A N/A=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20=20= =20=20=20=20=20 m: net NTFS 29306Mb 55% CP CS UN PA FC=20=20=20=20=20 q: net NTFS 8738Mb 74% CP CS UN PA FC=20=20=20=20=20 s: net NTFS 8738Mb 74% CP CS UN PA FC=20=20=20=20=20 v: net NTFS 350004Mb 93% CP CS UN PA FC Video w: net NTFS 8738Mb 74% CP CS UN PA FC=20=20=20=20=20 x: net NTFS 5238279Mb 89% CP CS UN PA LSI-0 z: net NTFS 5238279Mb 89% CP CS UN PA LSI-0 C:\cygwin / system binmode C:\cygwin/bin /usr/bin system binmode C:\cygwin/lib /usr/lib system binmode . /cygdrive system binmode,cygdrive Found: C:\cygwin\bin\awk.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\cat.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\cat.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\cp.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\cp.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\cp.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\cp.exe Not Found: cpp (good!) Found: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\find.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\find.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\find.exe Not Found: gcc Not Found: gdb Found: C:\cygwin\bin\grep.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\grep.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\grep.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\grep.exe Not Found: ld Found: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\ls.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\ls.exe Not Found: make Found: C:\cygwin\bin\mv.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\mv.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\mv.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\mv.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\rm.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\rm.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\rm.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\rm.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sed.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\sed.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\sed.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\sed.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\sh.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\sh.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\sh.exe Found: C:\cygwin\bin\tar.exe Found: w:\Approved\utilities\tools\tar.exe Warning: C:\cygwin\bin\tar.exe hides w:\Approved\utilities\tools\tar.exe 18k 2004/07/06 C:\cygwin\bin\cygcharset-1.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygcharset-1.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/7/6 11:09 40k 2004/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform-8.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygform-8.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/10/10 1:33 45k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform5.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygform5.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2001/4/24 22:28 35k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform6.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygform6.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2002/1/8 22:03 48k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygform7.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygform7.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/8/9 2:25 28k 2003/07/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm-3.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cyggdbm-3.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/7/20 0:58 30k 2003/08/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm-4.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cyggdbm-4.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/8/10 19:12 19k 2003/03/22 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cyggdbm.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2002/2/19 19:05 15k 2003/07/20 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm_compat-3.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 s= ys=3D4.0 "cyggdbm_compat-3.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/7/20 1:00 15k 2003/08/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggdbm_compat-4.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 s= ys=3D4.0 "cyggdbm_compat-4.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/8/10 19:13 107k 2004/07/06 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggettextlib-0-14-1.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1= .0 sys=3D4.0 "cyggettextlib-0-14-1.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/7/6 10:56 17k 2004/07/06 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggettextpo-0.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cyggettextpo-0.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/7/6 10:56 190k 2004/07/06 C:\cygwin\bin\cyggettextsrc-0-14-1.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1= .0 sys=3D4.0 "cyggettextsrc-0-14-1.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/7/6 10:56 17k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory4.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D= 4.0 "cyghistory4.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2001/1/6 20:34 29k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory5.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D= 4.0 "cyghistory5.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/8/10 16:16 25k 2004/10/12 C:\cygwin\bin\cyghistory6.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D= 4.0 "cyghistory6.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/10/11 23:51 991k 2004/07/06 C:\cygwin\bin\cygiconv-2.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4= .0 "cygiconv-2.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/7/6 11:10 22k 2001/12/13 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-1.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygintl-1.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2001/12/13 1:28 37k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-2.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygintl-2.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/8/10 14:50 54k 2004/07/06 C:\cygwin\bin\cygintl-3.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygintl-3.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/7/6 10:51 12k 2003/02/17 C:\cygwin\bin\cygioperm-0.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D= 4.0 "cygioperm-0.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/2/17 11:58 22k 2004/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu-8.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygmenu-8.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/10/10 1:33 26k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu5.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygmenu5.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2001/4/24 22:27 20k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu6.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygmenu6.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2002/1/8 22:03 29k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygmenu7.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygmenu7.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/8/9 2:25 74k 2004/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++-8.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygncurses++-8.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/10/10 1:33 156k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++5.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygncurses++5.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2001/4/24 22:29 175k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses++6.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygncurses++6.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2002/1/8 22:03 216k 2004/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses-8.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygncurses-8.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/10/10 1:25 226k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses5.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D= 4.0 "cygncurses5.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2001/4/24 22:17 202k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses6.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D= 4.0 "cygncurses6.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2002/1/8 22:03 224k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygncurses7.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D= 4.0 "cygncurses7.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/8/9 2:24 13k 2004/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel-8.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4= .0 "cygpanel-8.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/10/10 1:32 15k 2001/04/25 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel5.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygpanel5.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2001/4/24 22:27 12k 2002/01/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel6.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygpanel6.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2002/1/8 22:03 19k 2003/08/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpanel7.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygpanel7.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/8/9 2:24 62k 2003/12/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre-0.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygpcre-0.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/12/11 9:01 63k 2003/04/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcre.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygpcre.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/4/11 1:31 9k 2003/12/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix-0.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygpcreposix-0.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/12/11 9:01 61k 2003/04/11 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpcreposix.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygpcreposix.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/4/11 1:31 22k 2002/06/09 C:\cygwin\bin\cygpopt-0.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygpopt-0.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2002/6/8 22:45 108k 2001/06/28 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline4.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygreadline4.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2001/1/6 20:34 148k 2003/08/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline5.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygreadline5.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2003/8/10 16:16 144k 2004/10/12 C:\cygwin\bin\cygreadline6.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys= =3D4.0 "cygreadline6.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/10/11 23:51 62k 2004/10/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygz.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygz.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/10/9 21:09 1114k 2004/11/10 C:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll - os=3D4.0 img=3D1.0 sys=3D4.0 "cygwin1.dll" v0.0 ts=3D2004/11/10 5:34 Cygwin DLL version info: DLL version: 1.5.12 DLL epoch: 19 DLL bad signal mask: 19005 DLL old termios: 5 DLL malloc env: 28 API major: 0 API minor: 116 Shared data: 4 DLL identifier: cygwin1 Mount registry: 2 Cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions Cygwin registry name: Cygwin Program options name: Program Options Cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2 Cygdrive flags: cygdrive flags Cygdrive prefix: cygdrive prefix Cygdrive default prefix:=20 Build date: Wed Nov 10 08:34:47 EST 2004 Shared id: cygwin1S4 Cygwin Package Information Last downloaded files to: c:\Cygwin\packages Last downloaded files from: ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/cygwin.com Package Version _update-info-dir 00230-1 ash 20040127-1 base-files 3.1-4 base-passwd 2.1-1 bash 2.05b-16 bzip2 1.0.2-6 cpio 2.5-3 cygutils 1.2.5-1 cygwin 1.5.12-1 cygwin-doc 1.3-7 diffutils 2.8.7-1 editrights 1.01-1 fileutils 4.1-2 findutils 4.2.10-5 gawk 3.1.4-3 gdbm 1.8.3-7 grep 2.5-1 groff 1.18.1-2 gzip 1.3.5-1 ioperm 0.4-1 less 381-1 libcharset1 1.9.2-1 libgdbm 1.8.0-5 libgdbm-devel 1.8.3-7 libgdbm3 1.8.3-3 libgdbm4 1.8.3-7 libgettextpo0 0.14.1-1 libiconv 1.9.2-1 libiconv2 1.9.2-1 libintl1 0.10.40-1 libintl2 0.12.1-3 libintl3 0.14.1-1 libncurses5 5.2-1 libncurses6 5.2-8 libncurses7 5.3-4 libncurses8 5.4-1 libpcre 4.1-1 libpcre0 4.5-1 libpopt0 1.6.4-4 libreadline4 4.1-2 libreadline5 4.3-5 libreadline6 5.0-1 login 1.9-7 man 1.5o1-1 mktemp 1.5-3 mt 2.3-1 ncurses 5.4-1 readline 5.0-1 sed 4.1.2-1 sh-utils 2.0.15-4 tar 1.13.25-5 tcsh 6.13.00-2 termcap 20021106-2 terminfo 5.4_20041009-1 texinfo 4.2-4 textutils 2.0.21-1 which 1.5-2 zlib 1.2.2-1 Use -h to see help about each section -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/