nst0 is the non-rewinding tape device. try doing mt -f /dev/st0 load mt -f /dev/st0 rewind and then mt -f /dev/st0 status Atif Malik On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 17:23, Curtis Vaughan wrote: > 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 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
