Hi, I've also noticed the following in dmesg:
[st0] Incorrect block size. Could it be that Bareos is not reading the correct blocksize for the header of the tape? Cheers, On Saturday, July 13, 2024 at 9:21:50 PM UTC-4 Alexandre Denault wrote: > Hi, > > For the last few weeks now, I've been unable to mount any of my LTO-5 > drive. I always get the following error > > *stored/block.cc:1004 Read error on fd=6 at file:blk 0:0 on device > "TapeDrive0" (/dev/nst0). ERR=Input/output error.* > > At first, I suspected the drive was at fault. However, xTalk did not > detect any problem with the drive itself. > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Test Summary Drive Detection Test -------- : Passed SCSI > Interconnect Test ------ : Passed Tape Load Test -------------- : > Passed Quick Write/Read Test ------- : Passed Small Buffer > Wr/Rd Test ----- : Passed System Level Test ----------- : Passed > Time Test ------------------- : Passed Multi-Pattern Test > ---------- : Passed LTO Error Rate Test -------- : PassedNo Problem > DetectedThe tests did not detect any problems.* > > The test suite seems quite complete, including a read of 50Gb of data and > a validation read. > > I also tried with a different LTO5 drive, but got the same result. > > I formatted one my tape and re-labeled it. I was able to mount that tape > perfectly and complete some backups on it with no problems. However, all my > old backups on tapes remain inaccessible. Right now, it looks like I will > eventually have to reformat and relabel all my tapes to use them with > Bareos. I have over 50 tapes with 2 years of backups. > > This problem started around the time I updated to Bareos 23, although I > can't confirm that this is the problem. I am also unable to test > downgrading to Bareos 22 as I can't find any package for that. > > My drive is a a Quantum Ultrium 5 SAS (internal) and I use a mix of > Fujifilm and Quantum LTO 5 tapes. > > Director: 23.0.4~pre61.010c81fdc (03 July 2024) Debian GNU/Linux 11 > (bullseye) > Storage (tape): 23.0.4~pre74.8cb0a0c26 (10 July 2024) Debian GNU/Linux 11 > (bullseye) > Any suggestions to what I should tried to debug this problem? I would > rather not loose 2 years of backups if I can. > > Thanks, > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "bareos-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bareos-users/2fe7943c-08d2-47cb-95a5-d34be53a0cb7n%40googlegroups.com.
