The tape drive is OK. Some tests: # mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
# mt -f /dev/nst0 datcompression off Compression off. # mt -f /dev/nst0 setblk 10240 # tar cvf /dev/nst0 amanda-2.5.2-20070525.tar.gz amanda-2.5.2-20070525.tar.gz # mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind # tar xvf /dev/nst0 amanda-2.5.2-20070525.tar.gz # mkdir test # cd test # mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind # tar xvf /dev/nst0 amanda-2.5.2-20070525.tar.gz amanda-2.5.2-20070525.tar.gz # ls amanda-2.5.2-20070525.tar.gz Using just tar, I could backup and restore to a new directory the amanda-2.5.2-20070525.tar.gz file. Then I tried a little diferent tapetype comand (using -b option), but the error message was: # amtapetype -o -b 10240 -e 40g -f /dev/nst0 -t "DELL_POWERVAULT_110T_DLT_VS_80" Estimate phase 1...amtapetype: could not write any data in this pass: Success Any sugestions? Thanks! Jon LaBadie wrote: > > On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 06:47:15AM -0700, abrantes wrote: >> >> I'm trying to configure Amanda in my system (actualy with ARCServe 9), >> but >> I'm having some dificulties with amtapetype. My system is: >> >> Hardware: Dell PowerEdge 1600SC >> OS: SuSE Linux Enterprise 8 (32 bits) >> Tape Device: Dell Power Vault 110T DLT VS 80 >> Amanda: 2.5.2-20070525 >> >> When I use tapetype, I'm getting the follow error message: >> >> $ amtapetype -o -e 40g -f /dev/nst0 -t "DELL_POWERVAULT_110T_DLT_VS_80" >> Estimate phase 1...amtapetype: could not write any data in this pass: >> Invalid argument > > First thing to ask is can you do anything with your tape drive > outside of amanda? Can you check status with mt, write to it > with dd and/or tar, rewind it with mt, recover what you wrote? > >> >> Amchek is OK: >> >> $ amcheck diario > ... >> not an amanda tape (Read 0 bytes) >> (expecting a new tape) > > Even a failing tapedrive might give this info (read 0 bytes). > > > -- > Jon H. LaBadie [EMAIL PROTECTED] > JG Computing > 4455 Province Line Road (609) 252-0159 > Princeton, NJ 08540-4322 (609) 683-7220 (fax) > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/tapetype-problem-tf3834022.html#a10861735 Sent from the Amanda - Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
