The Ftape Installation and Usage Guide
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Description | Resets the tape drive (the hardware) and resets the kernel driver (the software) to a definite initial state as if the cartridge has been newly inserted. Loads the tape if that is supported by the tape drive. | |||||
Notes | Be careful: resetting the driver simulates insertion of a new cartridge, so the driver forgets about unflushed write buffers and the values of all internal variables (i.e. resets them to initial values). Please read the section about rewinding and non-rewinding tape devices. See Rewinding devices.
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