Locate(10) Command
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Locate(10) Command
The locate(10) command is used to position the medium to the specified partition and
logical block address.
TABLE 3-23 Locate(10) Command
Byte
Bit
76543210
0 Operation Code (2Bh)
1 Reserved BT CP Immed
2 Reserved
3
thru
6
(MSB)
Block Address
(LSB)
7 Reserved
8 Partition
9 Control Byte
Parameter Value
BT: Block Address Type 0 = SCSI logical block address
1 = Vendor - specific (ignored)
CP: Change Partition 0 = Ignore partition field
1 = Change partition
Immed: Immediate 0 = Return status when locate is complete
1 = Return status when locate is started
Block Address Logical block address position
Partition Partition number