That doesn't work, either. All of the mtx commands give the same error as `mtx -f /dev/sg0 status` (below), including load. Chris St. Pierre Unix Systems Administrator Nebraska Wesleyan University 402.465.7549 On Wed, 8 Jun 2005, John O'Loughlin wrote: >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 > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
