I am trying to issue some commands to my tape drive to make sure I've got everything installed right.
Tape drive info :
Under /proc/scsi/ I see:
# ls /proc/scsi
scsi sym53c8xx
# cat scsi
Attached devices:
Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 06 Lun: 00
Vendor: ARCHIVE Model: Python 02779-XXX Rev: 658A
Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
So logged in as root, I issue the following command and get the following response:
# mt -f /dev/nst0 status
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=-1, block number=-1, partition=0.
Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (10000):
IM_REP_EN
I understand this to mean that things look ok. Maybe I'm wrong?
So, I issue the command to rewind and I get the following error:
# mt -f /dev/nst0 rewind
/dev/nst0: Input/output error
mt: The device is offline (not powered on, no tape ?).
But the device is on and I do have a tape in there.
Any ideas? Or what other information can I provide to help tackle this problem?
Curtis Vaughan
