> When i run amtapetype i get the following > > $ amtapetype -e 100gig -f /dev/nst0 > Writing 1024 Mbyte compresseable data: 47 sec > Estimate phase 2...amtapetype: could not write any data in this pass: short > write
and i've just found this in the messages for this machine. Jun 24 14:24:20 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes. Jun 24 14:30:07 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Error with sense data: Info fld=0x20, Current st09:00: sense key Aborted Command Jun 24 14:30:07 xxxxxx kernel: Additional sense indicates Data phase error Jun 24 14:42:23 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Error with sense data: Info fld=0x20, Current st09:00: sense key Aborted Command Jun 24 14:42:23 xxxxxx kernel: Additional sense indicates Data phase error Jun 24 14:46:39 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Error with sense data: Info fld=0x20, ILI Current st09:00: sense key Aborted Command Jun 24 14:46:39 xxxxxx kernel: Additional sense indicates Data phase error Jun 24 14:46:39 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Incorrect block size. Jun 24 14:47:50 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Error with sense data: Info fld=0x20, ILI Current st09:00: sense key Aborted Command Jun 24 14:47:50 xxxxxx kernel: Additional sense indicates Data phase error Jun 24 14:47:50 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Incorrect block size. Jun 24 15:23:53 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Error with sense data: Info fld=0x20, Current st09:00: sense key Aborted Command Jun 24 15:23:53 xxxxxx kernel: Additional sense indicates Data phase error Jun 24 18:20:53 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Error with sense data: Info fld=0x20, Current st09:00: sense key Aborted Command Jun 24 18:20:53 xxxxxx kernel: Additional sense indicates Data phase error Jun 24 18:26:58 xxxxxx kernel: st0: Error with sense data: Info fld=0x20, Current st09:00: sense key Aborted Command Jun 24 18:26:58 xxxxxx kernel: Additional sense indicates Data phase error can anyone advise me how to determine the block size of this tape? Tom