--On Wednesday, December 03, 2003 10:54:20 -0500 Josiah Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So I'm running these commands that Jay gave me. > ># mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind ># mt -f /dev/nst0 status ># tar cbf 64 /dev/nst0 /etc ># tar cbf 64 /dev/nst0 /var > > Then I ran: ># tar cbf 64 /dev/nst0 /usr > and received this message. > > tar: Removing leading `/' from member names > tar: /dev/nst0: Wrote only 0 of 32768 bytes > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > > Does that indicate that the tape is full? I'm figuring not, because it said it > didn't write anything from that last command. > > When I entered the next command: ># mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind > /dev/nst0: No such device or address If the mt rewind and status commands you listed at the top worked, but now you get an error, I would guess the drive or interface has locked up. Check your system logs for errors. Frank > > So I 'rmmod st; modprobe st' and tried again with the error "/dev/nst0: > Input/output error" The LEDs on the front of this SDT-9000 are all solid lit. My > chart doesn't include that combo, but I'm guess the device needs to be reset for > some reason. > > Can anyone confirm my suspicions or replace them? Any idea how I can reset the > device w/out rebooting the server? > > Thanks, > Josiah > > -- > System Administrator > Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary > http://www.bible.edu -- Frank Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] Systems Administrator Voice: 512-374-4673 Hoover's Online Fax: 512-374-4501
