8mm Data8 tape drive compatibility for Maxell HS-8/112 and 3M D8-112

We have a Exabyte Mammoth-2 tape drive connected to a Solaris 10 box that's currently able to restore any Exabyte media no problem, but we have two other brands of 8mm tape that are shown as "illegal tapes" and ejected by the tape drive itself.

• Maxell HS-8/112
• 3M D8-112

From what I understand the Exabyte Mammoth-2 will only read AME format. However I can't find any information on what would support both the Maxell and 3M tapes (or even what format they are to begin with).

Any help on the matter is greatly appreciated.

if you have just used an MP tape in the drive , the drive will reject the AME tape. You can reset this by putting a cleaning cartridge through.

Stupid idea , but there you are.

The drive reads MP tape as well as AME.

cheers

Charlie