[nflug] mt

[eric]

here is more of the fun:

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st0: Error 400f3(sugg. bt 0x0, driver bt 0x0, host bt 0x4)
st0: Error with Sense Data: Current st0: Sense Key Unit Attention
Additional sense: Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred
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Maybe I have scsi plugged in wrong? lost...

eric wrote:

>http://lists.us.dell.com/pipermail/linux-poweredge/2003-December/011678.html
>this is all I could google and no threads to his question ever came about.
>
>The tape drive I have is a Dell PowerVault 110t -LTO
>dang!
>
>
>Cyber Source wrote:
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>>eric wrote:
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>>>Funny thing, I can rewind my tape(mt -f /dev/st0 status), but when I try
>>>to erase I get this error
>>>
>>>
>>>The Command->      mt -f /dev/st0 erase
>>>The Error->              mt: /dev/st0: Input/output error
>>>
>>>any clues?
>>>thanks,
>>>eric
>>>
>>>Cyber Source wrote:
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>>>>eric wrote:
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>>>>
>>>>>I was wondering, does this status look good, the zeros mean success
>>>>>right? But should I be worried about Density code(unknown)?  This
>>>>>is my
>>>>>first attempt to use linux to back up on a magnetic drive I used
>>>>>ntbackup before, so I kinda need some help.  Should I be using
>>>>>/dev/st0
>>>>>instead? Thanx, eric.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>MYHOSTNAME:/# mt -f /dev/nst0 status
>>>>>drive type = Generic SCSI-2 tape
>>>>>drive status = 1073741824
>>>>>sense key error = 0
>>>>>residue count = 0
>>>>>file number = 0
>>>>>block number = 0
>>>>>Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x40 (unknown).
>>>>>Soft error count since last status=0
>>>>>General status bits on (41010000):
>>>>> BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN
>>>>>
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>>>>From the st man page...
>>>>/dev/st*  : the auto-rewind SCSI tape devices
>>>>/dev/nst* : the non-rewind SCSI tape devices
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>>I have one scsi tape drive that works well (FINALLY) and one that
>>still isnt working. The one that is, is a dds4 and the one that isnt
>>is a dds2 (tapes that is). Reading the man pages on mt and st are
>>enough to get the WTF??!! response out of me. Cleaning the drive is
>>very important, make sure you have a cleaning tape and run it. It may
>>be incompatible media, etc.. Make sure you have the right media and
>>the bs is set right. And when/if you find some clues to it, clue me in
>>will ya? lol Thanks. If I manage to get to the one that isnt working
>>(when the guy pays me, I might look into it further) and I figure it
>>out, I will let you know.
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