Hi, On 9/28/2006 9:50 AM, Raffaele Pantaleoni wrote: > Hi, > I'm trying to use a Travan tape drive with Bacula, the exact model is > here: > http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=VLAR-3TNJL3. > My data cassettes are 10/20 GB type, as stated on the above web page the > data format seems to be QIC 3095, but mt -f /dev/nst0 says TR-5:
I'm unsure about any resource on this, but there should be information somehwere regarding the different "standards" of naming tape formats... I wouldn't rule out that TR-5 uses QIC 3095 as recording format. > SCSI 2 tape drive: > File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x47 (TR-5). > Soft error count since last status=0 > General status bits on (41010000): > BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN > > moreover the tapeinfo -f /dev/nst0 doesn't work as expected: Tapeinfo needs the SCSI generic device as a file. So you should call it with /dev/sg0 or similar. Under linux, that is. > mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes > mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no > mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=0 (Unknown?!) > mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=No Sense > mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no > mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no > mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no > mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 00 > mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 00 > mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no > mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no > mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no > INQUIRY Command Failed > > I followed the manual about testing the drive, I got the following: > the btape test command run correctly, not a single error came out, every > test performed well; > the btape fill multiple test stopped with an error after trying to > reposition to block 12000 on the first tape, I got an MTFSF error. The > drive at this point was completely blocked, the mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind > command just hang up and the drive led lit. Have you terminated btape, checked the system log, and ried the emergence eject procedure for your drive? In the configuration you should then disable the Forward Space File capability and retry the tests. > How can I proceed in testing to understand if have to throw the drive > out of the window or I can use it? :) I'm quite sure that Bacula can use your drive but it might take some time setting it up. I've had some longis sessions setting up older non-SCSI2 drives myself, but in the end I got them running fine. > Thank you > Hope this helps, Arno -- IT-Service Lehmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arno Lehmann http://www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
