Gossamer wrote:
>
> I'm trying to get my Archive Python 28454 scsi tape drive installed on
> my linux machine, but keep on getting sense error codes whenever I try
> to do anything with the tape drive.
>
> The scsi card installs fine, and the tape drive is detected properly,
> but if I try sending a command like "mt erase" or try to tar something
> (using the device name /dev/st0), I get the following errors:
>
> st0: Error with sense data: extra data not valid Current error st09:00 :
> sns = 70 3 ASC=3b ASCQ=0
> st0: Error on write filemark.
Check the following:
Termination
Cable Quality
Clean the drive
New media
That drive is known to work fine under Linux.
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