Here's a few things to try: 

1. make the tape changer work separately from any AMANDA components. You
might need zd-mtx or similar. (I use the ch driver and utilities from
http://www.strusel007.de/linux/changer.html.) I'm guessing you're using some
flavor of linux based on the device name /dev/sg0. 

2. Make AMANDA work with the tape drive in the changer using the chg-manual
changer. This means that before every backup, you will have to use the
control commands from step 1 to load the right tape, but your backups will
be working. 

3. try the AMANDA changer script that matches the changer-driver you've
selected. If you're using the one I linked to above, search the list
archives for my chg-userland perl script that glues it to AMANDA, or let me
know if you can't find it, and I'll re-post it.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin A. Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 11:13 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: tape changer
> 
> 
> Hi there
> 
> I'm trying to use a Dell Powervault T130 with AMANDA and I'm 
> having some 
> difficulties.  Specifically...
> 
> backup@amanda:~$ amtape Changer reset
> amtape: could not reset changer: /dev/sg0: failed
> backup@amanda:~$ amtape Changer taper
> amtape: scanning for a new tape.
> amtape: could not get changer info: /dev/sg0: failed
> 
> 
> I'm using the chg-scsi changer option - could anyone indicate 
> what I've missed?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Mart. 
> 

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