[nflug] mt

[eric]

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:

> eric wrote:
>
>> 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:
>>
>>  
>>
>>> eric wrote:
>>>
>>>    
>>>
>>>> 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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