On Friday 08 September 2006 14:31, Nick Jones wrote: >Ok, here is what I have tried finally. Trying to get amtapetype to work. > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mt -f /dev/nst0 status >SCSI 2 tape drive: >File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0. >Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). >Soft error count since last status=0 >General status bits on (50000): > DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mt -f /dev/nst0 offline >/dev/nst0: Input/output error > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mt -f /dev/nst0 load >/dev/nst0: Input/output error > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mt -f /dev/st0 status >SCSI 2 tape drive: >File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0. >Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default). >Soft error count since last status=0 >General status bits on (50000): > DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] ~]# mt -f /dev/st0 load >/dev/st0: Input/output error > >Here's what the log says > >Sep 8 13:30:50 localhost kernel: st0: Error with sense data: <6>st0: >Current: sense key: Not Ready >Sep 8 13:30:50 localhost kernel: Additional sense: Medium not > present > >Any ideas?
Only one, and its so obvious I hesitate to mention it, but those errors would seem to indicate that there is not a tape in the drive. >Thanks alot > >Nick > >On 8/21/06, Jon LaBadie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 01:58:16PM -0500, Nick Jones wrote: >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] sbin]#./amtapetype -f /dev/nst0 -e 400g >> > amtapetype: could not open /dev/nst0: Input/output error >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] sbin]#mtx -f /dev/nst0 inquiry >> > cannot open SCSI device '/dev/nst0' - Input/output error >> > >> > I don't have mt. I figured mtx is a suitable replacement. >> >> You figured wrong. >> >> mtx works on the robotic changer mechanism, >> st0 is a tape drive inside your changer. >> >> mt is for manipulating tape drives. >> >> I have two tape drives, and standalone Ultrium and a DDS 3 changer. >> mtx -f /dev/st<whatever> does nothing useful on my system. >> Doesn't give an error, just hangs. >> >> > Not sure if it is going to work under Yellow Dog Linux 4.1. Any >> > other ideas? >> >> Does anything do anything with your tapedrive? >> Can you tar to it? tar from it? dd to or from it? cat to or from it? >> >> > Next I will try Backula I think. >> >> bacula may be a fine product. >> But unless you can access your tapedrive with some basic commands >> no backup product is going to do diddly. >> >> -- >> Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> JG Computing >> 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 >> Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax) -- 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) Yahoo.com and AOL/TW attorneys please note, additions to the above message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2006 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
