Just for kicks try to retension the tape with "mt" mt -f /dev/whatever retension
I had some trouble with my exabyte drive but retension seems to magically fix it. --- Henri Goffin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using amanda 2.4.2p2-9 with onstream DI-30 > > I've 2 different questions : > > 1)It works reasonably well, but from time to time, I > have such a > message with amverify : > > Tapes: Daily-10 > Errors found: > Daily-10 (): > amrestore: 0: skipping start of tape: date > 20020910 label Daily-10 > amrestore: fast-forward: Input/output error > ** No header > 0+0 records in > 0+0 records out > ... > amverify Daily > Fri Sep 20 20:00:00 CEST 2002 > > Using device /dev/nosst0 > Volume Daily-10, Date 20020910 > ** Error detected () > amrestore: 0: skipping start of tape: date > 20020910 label Daily-10 > amrestore: fast-forward: Input/output error > ... > Too many errors. > > > Quite anoying, but I can live with it. > > Then I try to amrmtape, and erase the tape, then > re-amlabel. But it's > impossible to do a good backup on this tape any > more, I always get > error with this tape (no error message from amdump, > but the same type > of error message from amverify). > > I even tried to use this tape under windows : It > works normally (I > can backup and restore), but not under Linux/amanda. > So I have to > take a new one. > > 2) I recently get this message from amlabel (I > didn't find it in the > doc). Could you help? > ... > amlabel : writing endmark: input/output error > > Best regards > > Henri Goffin > -- > __________________________________________________________ > Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at > Mail.com > http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > > "Free price comparison tool gives you the best > prices and cash back!" > http://www.bestbuyfinder.com/download.htm > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com
