The system doesn't recognize the tape drive as online. IM_REP_EN should be preceded by ONLINE (at least mine is). If it's external, are you sure it's terminated? Maybe a bad cable. I would have thought this would be due to a powered off external drive, but it shows up in /proc....odd. <<JAV>> ---------- Original Message ----------- From: Curtis Vaughan <curtis@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Cc: Atif Malik <amalik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 13:53:18 -0800 Subject: Re: Tape drive issue > Same error unfortunately: > > ]# mt -f /dev/st0 load > /dev/st0: Input/output error > > # mt -f /dev/st0 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 > > # mt -f /dev/st0 rewind > /dev/st0: Input/output error > mt: The device is offline (not powered on, no tape ?). > > Curtis Vaughan > > On 18 Nov, 2003, at 09:18, Atif Malik wrote: > > > 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 ------- End of Original Message ------- -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
