> On 30.12.2015, at 20.33, Emmanuel Florac <eflorac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Le Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:54:01 +0200 (EET) > Kai Makisara <Kai.Makisara@xxxxxxxxxxx> écrivait: > >> I think I found out why it did not work with the default format. At >> the end of this message you find a new patch that should correct >> that. There are also other changes: >> - some changes when specifying the size in the mode page; needed for >> the IBM 3592 drives but should not change results with LTO >> - formatting with one partition is done directly with FORMAT MEDIUM if >> the drive requires that command >> - some other bugs fixed > > Hum, I can't seem to be able to go back to 1 partition, or to reformat > the tape (didn't change it since yesterday), am I missing something? > > Dec 30 19:21:29 shakuhachi kernel: st: Version 20151230, fixed bufsize 32768, s/g segs 256 > Dec 30 19:21:29 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: Attached scsi tape st0 > Dec 30 19:21:29 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: try direct i/o: yes (alignment 512 B) > > ~# mt -f /dev/nst0 mkpartition 0 > > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes. > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Mode sense. Length 11, medium 0, WBS 10, BLL 8 > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Density 5a, tape length: 0, drv buffer: 1 > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Block size: 0, buffer size: 4096 (1 blocks). > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Rewinding tape. > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Partition page length is 16 bytes. > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: PP: max 3, add 1, xdp 1, psum 03, pofmetc 4, rec 03, units 09, sizes: 2543 38 > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Sending FORMAT MEDIUM > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Error: 8000002, cmd: 4 0 0 0 0 0 > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st0: Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] > Dec 30 19:24:41 shakuhachi kernel: st0: Add. Sense: Position past beginning of medium This happens if the position is not at the beginning of partition 0. Could you try to switch to partition 0: mt -f /dev/nst0 setpartition 0 mt -f /dev/nst0 status and the retry partitioning. > ~# mt -f /dev/nst0 mkpartition 1 > > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes. > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Mode sense. Length 11, medium 0, WBS 10, BLL 8 > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Density 5a, tape length: 0, drv buffer: 1 > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Block size: 0, buffer size: 4096 (1 blocks). > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Rewinding tape. > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Partition page length is 16 bytes. > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: PP: max 3, add 1, xdp 1, psum 03, pofmetc 4, rec 03, units 09, sizes: 2543 38 > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: psd_cnt 2, max.parts 3, nbr_parts 1 > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Formatting tape with two partitions (FDP). > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Sent partition page length is 12 bytes. needs_format: 1 > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: PP: max 3, add 1, xdp 4, psum 00, pofmetc 4, rec 03, units 00, sizes: 65535 0 > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Error: 8000002, cmd: 15 10 0 0 18 0 > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st0: Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st0: Add. Sense: Invalid field in parameter list > Dec 30 19:26:12 shakuhachi kernel: st 7:0:0:0: st0: Partitioning of tape failed. > I have to recheck what it set into the mode page. It is still not correct in this case. Kai -- 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
