On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 at 11:25am, Byarlay, Wayne A. wrote > That unfortunately doesn't work. > > I don't know if /dev/nst0 exists in this config... I tried to use it in > the beginning, to no avail. That is what debian calls it in the old > configuration on the old Hard Drive. For some reason, Debian assigns it > /dev/st0 in the boot log. > > the results of mt -f /dev/st0 status are: > > SCSI 2 tape drive: > File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x1b (DLT 35GB). > Soft error count since last status=0 > General status bits on (41010000): > BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN > > the results of mt -f /dev/nst0 status are: > > SCSI 2 tape drive: > File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x1b (DLT 35GB). > Soft error count since last status=0 > General status bits on (41010000): > BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
You *have* to use /dev/nst0 with amanda. Amanda will not work with a rewinding tape device. From the outputs above, 'mt rewind' *shouldn't* do anything, because the tape is already rewound. What happens if you try to amlabel a tape? Even more basic, what happens if try to tar directly to the tape? -- Joshua Baker-LePain Department of Biomedical Engineering Duke University
