Re-using user-created Ultrium Firmware tapes

[Damon Pullen]

I've used HP L&TT to create a firmware upgrade tape and applied it to my tape drives. Now how do i re-use the tape for some other purpose. Whenever I place the tape in an ultrium drive it applies the firmware an ejects - not giving me the opportunity to reformat the tape.

[Mirek_6 · Accepted solution]

Step1
Converting a Firmware tape to a data tape
partially insert the firmware upgrade
tape to the drive, but donâ t insert all the way!
Note: Inserting the tape fully will start the firmware upgrade process on
this drive!
Step2
From the LTT menu bar, select â Utility â > Run Scriptâ .
Using the Browse button, select â LTO_ fw_ 2_ data. sscâ from the LTT scripts folder.
Step3
Run â LTO_ fw_ 2_ data. sscâ by clicking on â Run Scriptâ . The cartridge will be loaded, but the tape is notthreaded.
Wait for the script to complete. The Cartridge Memory chip is re- programmed and a new checksum calculated.

If you immediately re- insert this cartridge into the same drive, the
drive will â rememberâ this cartridge was a firmware cartridge and start a
firmware upgrade. You can avoid this by not re- inserting this cartridge
immediately, or put a different

[Damon Pullen]

Thanks a heap. That worked fine :). But the procedure was slightly different - I suspect because we use Windows instead of Unix.

I needed to download the script (LTO_fw_2_data.ssc) and corresponding test(LTO_fw_2_data.tst) from the HP website (ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/information_storage/software/ltt/scripts) first. Once these were copied into the Windows LLT script directory a new option (Make normal LTO tapre from Frimware tape) appeared in the TESTS menu (not the script menu). The From there I followed the prompts.

Thanks again Miroslaw