Hello poke,
Sunday, September 19, 1999, 11:39:48 PM, you wrote:
p> More fuel to add to the fire:
p> When I do an erase ( mt -f /dev/nqft0 erase ) I get the following:
p> /dev/nqft0: Input/output error
p> Once I get the error my prompt comes back, but the drive light won't go
p> off. It seems like the only way I can get it to go off is to do a rewind
p> ( mt -f /dev/nqft0 rewind ).
p> As far as I can see so far, everything with this drive works as long as it
p> does not require actually writing to the tape.
p> Does anyone have any recommendations as to what is going wrong and/or how
p> to fix it???
p> Thank you!
p> -Chuck
p> On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, poke wrote:
>>
>> Well, thanks to some great advice finally got my iOmega Ditto Easy 3200 to
>> return something:
>>
>> qic-117 drive type = 0x08882
>> file number=-1, block number=-1.
>> mt_resid: 0, mt_erreg: 0x0
>> mt_dsreg:0xe31865, mt_gstat: 0x41000000
>> General status bits on (41000000):
>> BOT ONLINE
>>
>>
>>
>> I was sure excited and figured I was home free. However, when I tried to
>> format a tape with ftformat version 1.0, I get the following:
>>
>>
>> [root@bailey log]# ftformat -f /dev/nrawqft0
>> --format-parameters
>>
>qic-standard=0x83,format-code=4,floppy-head-max=55,floppy-track-max=254,segments-per-track=1127,tracks-per-tape=50,gap3=248
>> Reading old header segment ... Ioctl error reading header segment:
>> Input/output error
>>
>>
>> This happens after quite some time. When I try a:
>>
>> tar -cvf /dev/qft0 /home/chuckw
>>
>> It lists a few files that it looks like it is writing and then it dies. It
>> almost seems like it cannot write to the drive for some reason. In a burst
>> of enthusiasm I went for the write protect tab and lost my steam when I
>> found that it was already in the right position (I tested it in the other
>> position just to make sure though).
>>
>> Any advice on what is going on?
>>
>>
>> Also, I noticed that some of the *qft* and *rawqft* files start with "n"
>> and others don't. What is the reason for this and where did the "qft" part
>> come from?
>>
>> Thank you very much.
>>
>> -Chuck
>>
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Yea, I just spent about three days racking my brain with ftape and
kernel 2.2.5-15. I gave up of ftape, way too complex for a stinking
tape driver, and tossed in a cheap scsi controller and tape drive -
real painless and took all of about 15 minutes. Much faster backups
and more reliable. BTW, you can pickup a Adaptech 2960 scsi
controller for about $60.
Best regards,
Perry mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
