[gentoo-user] Superloader works but doesn't

2005-12-22 Thread daniel
I've having considerable trouble with writing to a simple tape drive and I'm hoping that someone here has some experience with it: I'm using a Quantum Superloader, so I've installed mtx to manipulate the tapes. This part works without issue. Load the tape from slot #3: # mtx -f /dev/sg2

Re: [gentoo-user] Superloader works but doesn't

2005-12-22 Thread Richard Fish
On 12/22/05, daniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've having considerable trouble with writing to a simple tape drive and I'm hoping that someone here has some experience with it: I'm using a Quantum Superloader, so I've installed mtx to manipulate the tapes. This part works without issue.

Re: [gentoo-user] Superloader works but doesn't

2005-12-22 Thread daniel
On Thursday 22 December 2005 13:30, Richard Fish wrote: On 12/22/05, daniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've having considerable trouble with writing to a simple tape drive and I'm hoping that someone here has some experience with it: I'm using a Quantum Superloader, so I've installed mtx to

Re: [gentoo-user] Superloader works but doesn't

2005-12-22 Thread Richard Fish
On 12/22/05, daniel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sadly, the same effect. The drive isn't even making any noise. It's hard to be sure anything is happening at all, but I'm guessing that the long wait before the error is the process of writing to the end of the tape. Sorry, I misread your original

Re: [gentoo-user] Superloader works but doesn't

2005-12-22 Thread Richard Fish
On 12/22/05, Richard Fish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: As I recall, Unit Attention from a tape drive means hardware failure. This could be as simple as needing to be cleaned, or putting the wrong type of media in it. You _do_ have DLT1 tapes, right (and not SDLT or DLTIV)? Not doing very well