(please respond via emailed reply-to-all) On Wed, 20 Dec 2006 02:31:18 -0800 bugme-daemon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=7717 > > Summary: Tapes unreadable after unload > Kernel Version: tested 2.6.17 through 2.6.29 with various results I assume that means 2.6.17 and 2.6.19 failed. > Status: NEW > Severity: blocking > Owner: io_scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Submitter: bgs@xxxxxx > > > Most recent kernel where this bug did *NOT* occur: 2.6.19 And that means that 2.6.19 did not fail. Please clarify. > Distribution: Slackware/Fedora > Hardware Environment: HP 530, HP Dl380 > Software Environment: tar, mtx > Problem Description: Doing a tar backup works well. Data is written and is > readable. Binary restore comparison is ok. After unload/load the tape produces > Input/output errors. The tape is unreadable with working kernels too. Any > attempt to restore data from faulty tapes were in vain until now. > > Steps to reproduce: > tar cvf /dev/st0 /path/to/something > mtx -f /dev/sg1 unload > mtx -f /dev/sg1 load X > tar tvf /dev/st0 > > tar output: > tar: /dev/st0: Cannot read: Input/output error > tar: At beginning of tape, quitting now > tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now > > All read() attempts fail after 42 bytes. (I can attach those 42 bytes if they > are of any help). - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
