Todd Chapman wrote:
>
> Based on your recoomendation I got the HP drive (IDE interface). Since it
> is IDE that means I don't need ftape right?
>
> I did a backup using tar (working my way up to BRU) and all went well.
> However, when I did: tar -tvf /dev/ht0 it reads off the first few files
> and then seems to timeout. THe time drive keeps making noise like it is
> going back and forth but things are definitely not working.
>
> I killed tar but the computer still inssists that the device is busy,
> causing me to reboot.
What kernel are you running?
What is the induiry ID returned by the drive during the boot sequence
(see your /var/messages file)?
Are you using the ide-tape drivers, or the ide-scsi SCSI emulation
drivers?
Have you tried retensioning the tape (mt -f /dev/ht0 reten)?
We have 2 of these internal drives, 1 parallel port and even one of the
5GB drives and see no problems with any of them.
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