Thanks, I've changed the tape scsi id to 4 (the only thing i've done from your suggestions - the permissions are right, bin belongs to the need groups and the devices are group rwx ) and noted some improvements. Now the command 'amtape /config/ reset' exist sucessfully with:
changer: got exit: 0 str: 0 /dev/nst0 amtape: changer is reset, slot 0 is loaded. and the tape from slot 0 is loaded. But when i try to show the contents of all slots (amtape /config/ show) i get: changer: got exit: 0 str: 0 5 1 0 amtape: scanning all 5 slots in tape-changer rack: changer: got exit: 0 str: 0 /dev/nst0 slot 0: date X label Tape-0 changer: got exit: 2 str: Can't read STE status amtape: could not load slot Can't: read STE status could not load slot Can't: read STE status amtape: pid 2043 finish time Wed Feb 6 11:12:07 2002 After the first tape is checked - slot 0 - it tries to unload the tape and load the next slot. The problem seems to be on unloading the tape. In the tape drive LCD i get a message stating 'Semiloaded', have searched for this error and this means that 'A tape/cartridge has been inserted into the drive but has not been loaded.' the solution is to Send a 'SCSI Load command to the device.' (Copy from HP docs). In fact if i issue the command 'mtx -f /dev/nst0 unload', during the waiting period of 'amtape /config/ show', the amtape will load the next slot and so on... I didn't think that this would be so hard!!! But the good point is that i keep learning things. I'm trying to find some docs from HP to find what dip switch corresponds to the parity, in the manuals i got with the drive only shows the usual configuration (on or off and there's 8 dip switches - by default only switch 3 is off)! TIA. Regards, Manuel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Manuel Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 12:26 AM Subject: Re: Problems with changer device > On Tuesday 05 February 2002 11:44 am, Manuel Monteiro wrote: > >I've done all of your suggestions. Thanks for spending some of your > > time to help me! > > > >> >Amanda don't goes thru all the tapes, it just loaded tape from > >> > storage element 3 (and not slot 1 as mencioned). > >> >During amcheck i get an error at the lcd display in front of the > >> > tape drive stating: SCSI error: Check interface. > >> > >> Are both the drive and the scsi card set to match regarding the > >> parity setings? > > > >Sorry but i don't understand you, what do you mean by parity settings? > > I'd assume there is a dip switch setting on the drive that controls > whether or not the scsi interface data bus uses a parity bit to detect > errors that would otherwise be missed, so using the parity bit is > highly recomended. Set the drives switches or jumpers to turn it on, > then reboot the computer and when it says to hit ctrl+a to see the > cards bios settings, do so and verify that the card is also set to use > the parity bit AT THAT DEVICE ADDRESS. > > >I've got and adaptec 29160 scsi card (SCSI ID-7) and attached to it an > >internal SCSI HDD (ID-6) and the external autoloader (ID-5) as you can > > see in my log. > > Humm, you might want to set the tape down to ID=4 in case the robot > needs 5, some use the next address above the drive to access the robot. > > >> Make the above changes I noted, and try a "amtape /config/ reset" > >> which should load the first tape and record it to the system, and > >> then do an "amtape /config/ show", which should scan all tapes in > >> the drive except the cleaning tape presumably in slot 6. > >> -- > > > >The output from amtape /config/ reset is > ># su bin -c 'amtape caup reset' > >changer: got exit: 2 str: Can't read STE status > >amtape: could not reset changer: read STE status > >could not reset changer: read STE status > >amtape: pid 2375 finish time Tue Feb 5 16:21:34 2002 > > Mmm, whats the permissions and owner:group of /dev/nst0? > > Somethings fubar. Can you do a "mt -f /dev/nst0 status" and such as > user amanda? If you can't, then those perms need adjusting. > > Cheers, Gene >
