Nicola Lamarca wrote:
> > -----Messaggio originale-----
> > Da: Kai Makisara [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Inviato: venerd� 17 settembre 1999 13.14
> > A: Nicola Lamarca
> > Oggetto: Re: Tape problems.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Nicola Lamarca wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > > I've a Linux Box with RH6.0 and kernel 2.2.x-x, I've setup it
> > > for the use of a SCSI 4/8GB Dat Tape. When I use taper it
> > reports an I/O
> > > error... besides I tried to use mt tools configuring the tape with:
> > > # stinit -f init.def
> > >
> > > The file init.def has only one device configured in this way:
> > >
> > > # A compressing DAT (DDS-1-DC or DDS-2)
> > > manufacturer=HP model = "C1533A" {
> > > scsi2logical=1 can-bsr can-partitions auto-lock
> > > mode1 blocksize=1024 compression=1
> > > }
> > >
> > > Now when I try:
> > > # tar cvf /dev/st0 /foo
> > >
> > > I reports an I/O error, this error shows up even if I submit:
> > > # tar czvf foo.tgz /foo
> > > # dd if=foo.tgz of=/dev/st0 bs=1024
> > >
> > Both of these experiments should succeed. What messages
> > related to tape do
> > you find from the system log? (The driver can only supply an
> > error code to
> > the program and there are very few error codes applicable to tapes. In
> > addition to returning the code, the driver prints messages to
> > console/log).
> >
> > Kai
> >
>
> The log that I can see (/var/log/messages) comes from the kernel:
>
> 1) Initialization of the tape (stinit -f stinit.def):
>
> Sep 17 14:23:40 proxy02 kernel: st0: Mode 0 options: buffer writes: 1,
> async writes: 1, read ahead: 1
> Sep 17 14:23:40 proxy02 kernel: st0: can bsr: 1, two FMs: 0, fast
> mteom: 0, auto lock: 1,
> Sep 17 14:23:40 proxy02 kernel: st0: defs for wr: 0, no block limits:
> 0, partitions: 1, s2 log: 1
> Sep 17 14:23:40 proxy02 kernel: st0: sysv: 0
> Sep 17 14:23:40 proxy02 kernel: st0: Default block size set to 1024
> bytes.
> Sep 17 14:23:40 proxy02 kernel: st0: Compression default set to 1
>
> 2) Writes on the tape (dd if=foo.tgz of=/dev/st0 bs=1k)
>
> Sep 17 14:35:00 proxy02 kernel: st0: Write not multiple of tape block
> size.
>
> What does it mean ?
I/O errors generally indicate hardware failures
check your cables,terminator and drive device. Also verify it works plugged
into another OS based system
seeya
Ned Williams
IMS Health - Strategic Technologies
