tape drive error

[Charles Farinella]

I've started getting the following error when trying to back up to tape:

"Write not multiple of tape block size"

I need help interpreting what this means and what I might do about it.
I've run a bunch of diagnostic tests on the drive, and have gotten mixed
(inconsistent) results, so I kind of think it's hardware failure, but I
still would like to know what the message is telling me.

This has worked for a year and a half, and I haven't changed anything
that I am aware of.  HP C1536a DDS tape drive.

--charlie

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Charles Farinella 
Appropriate Solutions, Inc. (www.AppropriateSolutions.com)
cfarinella at AppropriateSolutions.com
603.924.6079