User's Guide

Commands: Seek Block (0Ch) Page 151
Completion Status
The Completion Status for the SEEK BLOCK command is shown in the following
table.
Code Message Description
00h Good
Status
• The drive is ready to perform any appropriate command.
• The drive remains in any previously set mode.
• The tape is positioned before the requested block.
02h Check
Condition
Extended Sense Byte 02h:
Code Message Description
02h Not Ready No cartridge is inserted in the drive.
03h Media Error Unrecoverable data error encountered.
04h Hardware Error Drive hardware failure detected.
05h Illegal Request
• The CDB contains an invalid bit.
• Block count of zero was issued.
06h Unit
• Cartridge was changed prior to accepting
Attention this command
• The drive was reset prior to this command.
08h Blank Check
• EOD was encountered.
• The requested block number is greater than
the last block written on tape.