Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives

2000-11-26 Thread Phil Randal
> Hello Paul & Phil , Ouch !, is this media that loose on the > substrate that it leaves that much behind ? Or is it something > else ? I'd really like to know what the problem is , as I am > seriously looking at putting DDS-III & IV 's into my backup > schemes

Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives

2000-11-26 Thread Mr. James W. Laferriere
Hello Paul & Phil , Ouch !, is this media that loose on the substrate that it leaves that much behind ? Or is it something else ? I'd really like to know what the problem is , as I am seriously looking at putting DDS-III & IV 's into my backup schemes

Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives

2000-11-26 Thread Phil Randal
> uhmmm ok. I've now done multiple cleanning runs with multiple > cleaning tapes. let's see what happens when i try the amflush. > > and guess what... it's worked for me too. doh! guess once a week is > not enough then. > > apologies to the list my tape cluelessness. No problem - it's a rel

Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives

2000-11-26 Thread Paul Jakma
On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, Phil Randal wrote: > Ah, have you tried cleaning the tape heads? > the drive gets a run of a cleaning tape on a weekly basis. > far more frequently than you'd expect. I've found it needs > two cleaning tape passes to clear this one. > uhmmm ok. I've now done multiple

Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives

2000-11-26 Thread Phil Randal
Date sent: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 15:33:00 + (GMT) From: Paul Jakma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: problem with hp C1537A tape drives > I have a problem with the aforementioned DDS-3 tape dr

Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives

2000-11-26 Thread Mr. James W. Laferriere
Hello Paul , Is the tape drive the only drive on that controller ? - If it is the only drive then , I have just one suggestion -verify- all cables are seated correctly & -verify- that there is proper termination on the bus . - If it is Not the only drive the

Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives

2000-11-26 Thread Paul Jakma
Ooops.. yes.. that info might have been useful. :) The box is a Compaq PL3000. Chipset is the onboard Sym 53c876, driven by the ncr53c8xx driver. Drive is external. Kernel is RH6.2 default 2.2.14-5.0smp. On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote: > > Hello Paul , Could you add

Re: problem with hp C1537A tape drives

2000-11-26 Thread Mr. James W. Laferriere
Hello Paul , Could you add a little more info like which scsi chipset you are using & what the driver version is & what kernel version you are running also (One more )& how you have the drive chained to the scsi-bus . Someplace there is a pointer on howto

problem with hp C1537A tape drives

2000-11-26 Thread Paul Jakma
I have a problem with the aforementioned DDS-3 tape drives. I'm using one with amanda for backups. But every now and then the nightly backup fails with "I/O error" and i see the following in the system logs: st0: Error with sense data: [valid=0] Info fld=0x0, Current st09:00: sense key Aborted Co