[nflug] mt
eric
eric at bootz.us
Tue Jul 25 15:04:54 EDT 2006
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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