If there is not a label on the tape in the first time - i.e brand new tape i have seen i/o errors and the tape gets written fine. It is also perfectly usable. This happenned to me with LTO drives
Tom > Pascal Robert wrote: > > > So I started to run amlabel on my 5 tapes. The first two went ok, but > > 3, 4 and 5 gave me this error: > > > > amlabel: tape_rewind: rewinding tape: /dev/nst0: Input/output error > > > > But it did create a new label, and 'amcheck' don't throw any errors. > > What can generate this error ? Thanks. > > Maybe hardware problems (bad cabling, scsi termination etc). > Did you sacrifice the chicken before connecting your drive? > Any kernel messages in /var/log/messages or dmesg? > > > > -- > Paul Bijnens, Xplanation Tel +32 16 397.511 > Technologielaan 21 bus 2, B-3001 Leuven, BELGIUM Fax +32 16 397.512 > http://www.xplanation.com/ email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *********************************************************************** > * I think I've got the hang of it now: exit, ^D, ^C, ^\, ^Z, ^Q, F6, * > * quit, ZZ, :q, :q!, M-Z, ^X^C, logoff, logout, close, bye, /bye, * > * stop, end, F3, ~., ^]c, +++ ATH, disconnect, halt, abort, hangup, * > * PF4, F20, ^X^X, :D::D, KJOB, F14-f-e, F8-e, kill -1 $$, shutdown, * > * kill -9 1, Alt-F4, Ctrl-Alt-Del, AltGr-NumLock, Stop-A, ... * > * ... "Are you sure?" ... YES ... Phew ... I'm out * > *********************************************************************** > > >
