On 8/8/06, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Brian Butler wrote:
>..
> mt -f /dev/st0 status
> /dev/st0: Device or resource busy
>
> This is the same result as before, either with an action or with a
> non-action command.
>
> I'm a member of group "Disk" and the same results occur as when I'm logged
> into as root. Incidentally, Bacula is also a member of group "Disk."
Is Bacula running? If I remember correctly, some programs _can_
essentially take control of the st0 device, and mt will report busy to
avoid having some accidental interference with an ongoing backup.
You maybe can find out more with the lsof command. I can never remember
the right options, so usually do something like
More thoughts in the hardware configuration mode. I presume you have
documentation for the drive. If not, you might want to look at:
< http://sony.storagesupport.com/unix/Unix_Configuration_Guide_2.23.pdf >
This mentions DIP switch settings for Unix compatibility, and also
jumper settings for TERMPWR and Termination Enable. This device can
be its own SCSI bus terminator, unlike some other tape drives.
Also back to the simple things, I think I interpreted your first
posting to indicate that you were able to identify the drive using the
Adaptec card built-in diagnostic firmware. If not, try that just to
verify cabling and termination.
carl
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