On Monday 03 November 2003 17:54, Roberto Samarone Ara�jo (RSA) wrote: >Hi, > > I have an Amanda Backup that was working fine now, when I try > to use: su -c "/usr/sbin/amlabel Daily1 DAILY1-01" backup, the > system return me: > > st0: Error with sense data: Current st09:00: sense key > Medium Error > Additional sense indicates Write error > mt: /dev/tape: Input/Output error > > If I try: mt erase /dev/st0, it return me: > > st0: Error with sense data: Current st09:00: sense key > Medium Error > Additional sense indicates Write error > mt: /dev/tape: Input/Output error > > I change my SDT-9000 tape to a new one and the problem > persist. > > I saw on the logs the messages: > > st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes > st0: Error with sense data: Current st09:00 sense key > Medium Error > Additional sense indicates Write error > > > I put this device and controller in a Windows2000 machine > and it worked fine. When I used it on Windows, it asked me to > format the media so, I think I need to format the media on Linux > too but, how to do it ?
I'm not gonna say that its not ever done, but too many winderz things have their own data format, and if you actually formatted the tape under windows, there is a possibility that the tape will never work again except with that windows program. Start with a factory fresh tape, if the error persists, then its either a bad drive, or a bad driver. BTW, /dev/st0 is the wrong device, it rewinds on close, and thats a no-no for amanda. Use /dev/nst0. Maybe thats even the problem. -- Cheers, Gene AMD [EMAIL PROTECTED] 320M [EMAIL PROTECTED] 512M 99.27% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attornies please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2003 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
