Perhaps you need to use mtx -f /dev/sgX load n where /dev/sgX is the generic scsi device for the tape changer, then mt -f to manipulate the tape itself. John On Wed 08 Jun 2005 at 08:05, Chris St. Pierre (stpierre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote: > I've got an Ecrix Autopak 1x15 tape drive hooked to a RHEL 3 box, but > I can't seem to get it to work. For instance: > > # mt -f /dev/nst0 load > /dev/nst0: Input/output error > # mtx -f /dev/sg0 status > mtx: Request Sense: Long Report=yes > mtx: Request Sense: Valid Residual=no > mtx: Request Sense: Error Code=70 (Current) > mtx: Request Sense: Sense Key=Illegal Request > mtx: Request Sense: FileMark=no > mtx: Request Sense: EOM=no > mtx: Request Sense: ILI=no > mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Code = 20 > mtx: Request Sense: Additional Sense Qualifier = 00 > mtx: Request Sense: BPV=no > mtx: Request Sense: Error in CDB=no > mtx: Request Sense: SKSV=no > READ ELEMENT STATUS Command Failed > > An mtx inquiry also appears to return the wrong thing: > > # mtx -f /dev/sg0 inquiry > Product Type: Tape Drive > Vendor ID: 'ECRIX ' > Product ID: 'VXA-1 ' > Revision: '1100' > Attached Changer: No > > Of course, there *is* an attached changer, but there appears to be no > device for it. > > If I do `mt -f /dev/nst0 fsf` with a tape in the drive, it looks like > it's going to work, but the autoloader eventually gives up and starts > flashing yellow. I found one other guy who had a similar problem, but > no solution was posted to him, either: > > http://www.flux.org/pipermail/linux/2002-June/008994.html > > Anyone have any ideas? > > Chris St. Pierre > Unix Systems Administrator > Nebraska Wesleyan University > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
