On Thursday 03 February 2005 16:50, Wim Zwitser wrote: >thank you Nick, that's the solution. >mtx is working properly again. > Thanks for echoing that message, Wim. I for some reason didn't get a copy.
>Now I can return to the main experiment: try to read barcodes! >As far as I understand the documentation and the several reactions >this way is not yet very clear. I feel myself a kind of explorer:), >but I am still open for a good suggestion. >I.e. about the question which changer I should use: chg-zd-mtx or >chg-mtx or ... > >Wim > >Nick Danger wrote: >> From what I remember, sometimes you have to offline the tape >> before moving it. >> >> mt -f /dev/st0 offline >> >> wait - then do the mtx >> >> -Nick >> >> Wim Zwitser wrote: >>> thank you for your advice to reinstall amanda using the tarball. >>> The installation was simple. >>> I use chg-zd-mtx as the recommanded changer with barcodereader, >>> both in rpm-amanda and in tar-amanda, but still without success. >>> >>> But suddenly I ran into another problem. I could unload or eject >>> a tape from the drive into the original slot before, but since >>> yesterday I get: >>> >>> # mtx -f /dev/sg1 unload >>> Unloading Data Transfer Element into Storage Element 2...mtx: >>> Request Sense: Long Report=yes >>> mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no >>> mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current) >>> mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Illegal Request >>> mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no >>> mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no >>> mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no >>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 3B >>> mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 83 >>> mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no >>> mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no >>> mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no >>> MOVE MEDIUM from Element Address 451 to 1 Failed >>> >>> I did not touch mtx, etc. >>> I have no idea where the strange value 451 comes from. >>> >>> Do you have a suggestion? >>> >>> Wim -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.32% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2005 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
