>1. tape device or changer issue? ...
I'd strongly suspect a problem with the changer code rather than with
the drive.
>At the end of this I'll place the amanda.conf and changer.conf files...
I suspect we also need to see /tmp/amanda/changer*debug. That's where
all the good stuff is :-).
>2. Timing issue? Is there a parameter in the changer.conf that could be
>set to eliminate this? An edit that could be made in the source code?
Yes. Let us know when you find it :-).
>I've also had the changer hang hard when an amanda job failed and aborted
>because of a config file error. ...
Posting the matching /tmp/amanda/changer*debug file that matches is
probably the best way to proceed.
>--doug
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