J's BS

Papers and Patents about LTO drives

Posted on Sa 10 Oktober 2026 in Link collections • Tagged with lto, publications

Papers, please!

Useful Links about LTO drives

Posted on Sa 10 Oktober 2026 in Link collections • Tagged with lto

Others have published how these drives are constructed and how to use them that the manufacturers did not and some of the useful original documentation.

HPE-stlye firmware update package

Posted on Fr 09 Oktober 2026 in Reverse engineering • Tagged with re, software, lto

Unified HP container for update files

MG Electronics / Clack Corp 15V power supply

Posted on So 04 Oktober 2026 in Repair • Tagged with repair, hardware

MG Electronics SL-150B005-EU, also sold as Clack Corporation V3286EU-06 with a failed diode

IBM LTO5 firmware

Posted on Mi 30 September 2026 in Reverse engineering • Tagged with re, software, lto

the pre-Linux era of LTO, on similar hardware

LTO firmware across the ages

Posted on Do 24 September 2026 in Reverse engineering • Tagged with re, software, lto

What has changed from 2012 to 2025? (or longer)

IBM LTO8 memory map

Posted on Mi 23 September 2026 in Reverse engineering • Tagged with re, software

memory map

Investigating IBM LTO tape drive firmware

Posted on So 20 September 2026 in Reverse engineering • Tagged with re, software

LTO8 tape drive firmware, embedded Linux, applicable to LTO6 to LTO9 IBM LTO drives