On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 02:36:32 -0800 Roger Pryor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
RP> On Fri, 19 Mar 2004 09:18:36 -0000 (GMT) RP> "Andy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: RP> RP> > Hi All, RP> > I've done quite a few searches and read previous posts but none seem to RP> > help out my situation. RP> > RP> > I'm using the IDE SCSI emulation (Tape drive is Seagate Model: RP> > STT20000A) dmesg shows the tape driver loads, identifies the unit and RP> > then spits out: st: Version 20030403, bufsize 32768, max init. bufs 4, RP> > s/g segs 16 Attached scsi tape st0 at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0 RP> > st0: Error with sense data: Current st09:00: sense key Illegal Request RP> > Additional sense indicates Invalid command operation code RP> > RP> RP> Hi: RP> RP> I use the same tape drive. Don't use SCSI, use hd?=ide-tape in your boot RP> package. Then set the blksize to 32k, and then use the RP> -test-tape-drive option to verify that it works. Much faster to test. RP> RP> This drive has one problem: if the write operation fails, you usually RP> have to power-cycle the machine (ugh) to restore the drive to sanity. If RP> you can fix that one, please let me know how. RP> RP> The relevant bits from my config file are: RP> RP> $type = 'afio'; RP> # Compression RP> $compress = 'gzip'; # one of false/gzip/bzip2/zip/compress/hardware RP> $compr_level = '4'; # compression level (1-9) (for gzip/bzip2/zip) RP> RP> $device = '/dev/tape'; (this is linked to /dev/nht0 RP> RP> $blksize = '32'; RP> RP> $mt_blksize = "0"; RP> No luck unfortunately, doing exactly as Roger said, and the test still fails as follows: flexbackup -test-tape-drive flexbackup version 1.2.1 (http://flexbackup.sourceforge.net) /etc/flexbackup.conf syntax OK |------------------------------------------------------------ | Checking /bin/sh on this machine... bash2 |------------------------------------------------------------ | Testing will *erase* the tape currently in the drive! | Hit CTRL-C to abort within 10 seconds... |------------------------------------------------------------ | If for some reason this program does not exit within a few minutes, | Hit CTRL-C, and try adjusting $blksize, $pad_blocks, or $mt_blksize. |------------------------------------------------------------ | Rewinding & erasing tape... | Creating index key 200403191920 |------------------------------------------------------------ At block 1. Writing test file #1 4+1 records in 4+1 records out At block 6. Writing test file #2 0+1 records in 0+1 records out At block 8. Writing test file #3 4+1 records in 4+1 records out At block 13. Rewinding... Skipping index label... At block 1. Reading test file #1 5+1 records in 5+1 records out At block 6. Reading test file #2 1+1 records in 1+1 records out At block 8. Reading test file #3 5+1 records in 5+1 records out At block 13. Comparing... Files /usr/bin/flexbackup and /tmp/test1.3771 differ Files /etc/flexbackup.conf and /tmp/test2.3771 differ Files /usr/bin/flexbackup and /tmp/test3.3771 differ FAILURE! Problem with tape driver or parameters. Please see the FAQ or try changing the $blksize, $pad_blocks, or $mt_blksize settings. Any more suggestions?? I'm going mad!! Andy. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presented by Daniel Robbins, President and CEO of GenToo technologies. Learn everything from fundamentals to system administration.http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1470&alloc_id=3638&op=click _______________________________________________ flexbackup-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
