Hello,
Just joined the list seeking assistance. In a complete blunder on my part,
I recently fragged an important hard disk. While that drive is away at Ontrack
being read to other media, I figured I'd get a data storage method. I found
that the www.linux.org site was rather unhelpful with recommending an IDE tape
storage method. I called a friend of mine who runs a Linux Users Group, and he
recommended anything IDE.. that it should be able to work.
So I've got a Sony SuperStore internal IDE tape drive. When linux boots up, you
get a bunch of nasty information, listed below:
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: I/O error in request sense command
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: hdc: ATAPI reset complete
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: I/O error in request sense command
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: hdc: ATAPI reset complete
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: I/O error in request sense command
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: hdc: ATAPI reset complete
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: I/O error in request sense command
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: hdc: ATAPI reset complete
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: hdc: I/O error, pc = 1a, key = 0, asc = 0,
ascq = 0
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: I/O error in request sense command
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: hdc: ATAPI reset complete
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: possible ide-tape.c bug - Two request sense
in serial were issued
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: I/O error in request sense command
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: hdc: ATAPI reset complete
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: possible ide-tape.c bug - Two request sense
in serial were issued
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: I/O error in request sense command
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: hdc: ATAPI reset complete
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: possible ide-tape.c bug - Two request sense
in serial were issued
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: hdc: I/O error, pc = 3, key = 0, asc = 0,
ascq = 0
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: Error in REQUEST SENSE itself - Aborting request!
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: ide-tape.c bug - Two DSC requests were queued
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: ide-tape.c bug - Two DSC requests were queued
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: hdc: overriding capabilities->speed (assuming
650KB/sec)
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: Can't get tape parameters
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: Assuming some default parameters
Dec 27 02:05:20 master kernel: ide-tape: hdc <-> ht0, 450KBps, 6*26kB buffer, 2600kB
pipeline, 140ms tDSC
Does this mean that something is misconfigured? Or is this drive not going to
work for Linux? I found this drive to be the most reasonably priced,
especially for the storage capacity. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Bobby Newmark
