DEVCTRL.MPEXL.TELESUP ...then
  COMPRESSION=ENABLE | DISABLE | NOCHANGE
  EJECT = ENABLE | DISABLE | NOCHANGE
  LOAD = ONLINE | OFFLINE | NOCHANGE

DEVCTRL.MPEXL.TELESUP DEV=7,COMPRESSION=DISABLE

should do the trick

Best Regards,
Joe

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Trudeau, James L [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 1998 9:12 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: DDS2 Tape Drive
>
>
> Curt,
>
> DEVCTRL.MPEXL.TELESUP will handle the compression on/off.  I
> don't recall
> the syntax
> but it's at the front of the file just text it up.
>
> You can 90m or 120m tapes on your DDS2 drives, but only the
> 90m tapes in the
> DDS1 drive.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jim Trudeau
>
> On Monday, December 07, 1998 8:03 AM, Curt Brimacomb
> [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am testing a new HP928 that we are installing.  I have
> transferred files
> > from our HP927 using tapes made on the DDS1 drive and found
> that as long
> as
> > I use 90m tapes I do not seem to have a problem.  When I
> store files on
> the
> > HP928 DDS2 drive and try to read it on the HP928 DDS1
> drive, it tells me
> > that the tape is not in store format.  I assume that is because of
> > compression.
> >
> > I have 2 questions.
> >
> > 1) I was told by the list a month ago that I can turn off
> compression on
> the
> > DDS2 tape drive thru software.  I can not find in the store
> command a parm
> > that will do this.  Can someone tell me how to turn off
> tape compression
> > using software.
> >
> > 2)  Will I have to replace all my tapes that are less than
> 90m with 90m or
> > 120m tapes to be able to write tapes on the DDS2 tape
> drive?  I really do
> > not want to replace 450 tapes.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Curt Brimacomb                           http:\\www.magiclink.com
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