On Sunday 03 December 2006 17:50, Patrick Ben Koetter wrote: > Hello everybody, > > I am totally new to backups, backup hardware and bacula in special, but I am > not a newbie with computers in general. > > Following the tutorial > <http://www.bacula.org/dev-manual/Volume_Utility_Tools.html#btape> the program > btape hangs on the following error: > > "btape: btape.c:2576 is an illegal command" > > Unexperienced as I am at this I don't have the slightest clue where I should > start tackling this problem.
You need to enter a valid command. Most likely you entered a blank command, which is not valid. > > Here's what I have: > > CentOS (2.6.9-42.0.3.ELsmp) > bacula-mysql-1.38.11-3 > Sony SDX-400C tape drive > > The details are: > > scsi1 : Adaptec AIC7XXX EISA/VLB/PCI SCSI HBA DRIVER, Rev 6.2.36 > <Adaptec 2940 Ultra SCSI adapter> > aic7880: Ultra Wide Channel A, SCSI Id=7, 16/253 SCBs > > (scsi1:A:8): 40.000MB/s transfers (20.000MHz, offset 8, 16bit) > Vendor: SONY Model: SDX-400C Rev: 0702 > Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > st: Version 20040403, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256 > Attached scsi tape st0 at scsi1, channel 0, id 8, lun 0 > st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B), max page reachable by HBA 1048575 > > > # rpm -qi bacula-mysql-1.38.11-3 > Name : bacula-mysql Relocations: (not relocatable) > Version : 1.38.11 Vendor: The Bacula Team > Release : 3 Build Date: Fri 07 Jul 2006 > 09:34:44 AM CEST > Install Date: Thu 03 Aug 2006 06:23:06 PM CEST Build Host: buildcentos4.schwarz.local > Group : System Environment/Daemons Source RPM: > bacula-1.38.11-3.src.rpm > Size : 15432861 License: GPL v2 > Signature : DSA/SHA1, Thu 13 Jul 2006 11:33:23 PM CEST, Key ID > 9e98bf3210a792ad > Packager : D. Scott Barninger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > URL : http://www.bacula.org/ > Summary : Bacula - The Network Backup Solution > Description : > > > My log reports the following settings: > > # grep st0 /var/log/messages > Dec 3 10:49:20 server kernel: Attached scsi tape st0 at scsi1, channel 0, id 8, lun 0 > Dec 3 10:49:20 server kernel: st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B), max page reachable by HBA 1048575 > Dec 3 11:47:55 server scsi.agent[1132]: disk at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/0000:02:03.0/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0 > Dec 3 11:47:55 server scsi.agent[1154]: disk at /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/0000:02:03.0/host0/target0:0:1/0:0:1:0 > Dec 3 16:35:12 server kernel: st0: Block limits 2 - 16777215 bytes. > > I have run "mt -f /dev/nst0 defblksize 0" and from reading the documentation I > am irritated as I would expect "st0: Block limits" above to be "0" instead of > the "2" in the log. > > Wild speculation leads me to believe I am stuck with "Incorrect Number of > Blocks or Positioning Errors during btape Testing" > <http://www.bacula.org/dev-manual/Testing_Your_Tape_Drive.html#SECTION000383400000000000000>, > but that is really wild speculation. > > > Can anyone shed some light on my problem so I can understand and fix it? > > Thanks, > > Patrick Koetter > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
