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6 loaderinfo - report SCSI tape device info
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9 loaderinfo -f <scsi-generic-device>
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12 The loaderinfo command reads various information from SCSI tape load‐
13 ers. Its intended use is for high-level programs that are trying to
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18 Element Address Assignment Page:
19 This tells how many elements are in the loader, and what
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23 Transport Geometry Descriptor Page:
24 Will display whether media is invertible or not (usable with
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34 Inquiry Page
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50 Solaris 8, find /devices -name '*changer*' will display the device
51 names for your attached changers. Make sure to configure your 'sgen'
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60 loaderinfo is currently being maintained by Robert Nelson <robertnel‐
61 son@users.sourceforge.net> as part of the 'mtx' suite of programs. The
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