MTX: Media Changer Tools / News: Recent posts

MTX is a set of tools used to view information about, and to control, Media Changer devices such as Tape and DVD/CD libraries.

Release 1.3.12 of the stable version of MTX fixes a problem when UNIT ATTENTION is pending when mtx is started. This can occur if the door is opened on some libraries or the SCSI bus is reset. The change eliminates the requirement to rerun the mtx command.

The unsupported program nsmhack is no longer built by default or included in any of the binary packages. It is still included in the source tar and can be built manually using 'make nsmhack'.... read more

MTX is a set of tools used to view information about, and to control, Media Changer devices such as Tape and DVD/CD libraries.

Release 1.3.11 of the development version of MTX adds a new utility "scsieject". This utility is used to send the commands: load, unload, start, stop, lock and unlock to media transfer devices. These commands may be required by some devices prior to unloading media or after loading new media using mtx.... read more

MTX is a set of tools used to view information about, and to control, Media Changer devices such as Tape and DVD/CD libraries.

Release 1.3.10 of the development version of MTX adds support for the Microsoft Windows and the Linux AMD64 platforms. The Sony Vaio VGP-XL1B 200 disc DVD/CD burner is now supported.

Eric L. Green has decided it is time to move on and persue other interests. The ownership of the mtx project has been turned over to Robert Nelson (robertnelson@users.sourceforge.net).

Robert is looking forward to carrying on Eric's fine work and incorporating features and fixes needed by the mtx user community.