Hi, Thanks for your prompt response...below are the debug of output (/tmp/amanda)...pls check them...I really appreciate your help!!!
[root@apple amanda]# more amtape.20020314082946.debug amtape: debug 1 pid 20641 ruid 33 euid 33 start time Thu Mar 14 08:29:46 2002 changer: got exit: 0 str: 1 7 1 0 changer: got exit: 0 str: 1 /dev/nst0 changer: got exit: 2 str: DeviceCapabilitiesPage == NULL could not load slot DeviceCapabilitiesPage: == NULL amtape: pid 20641 finish time Thu Mar 14 08:31:24 2002 [root@apple amanda]# more chg-scsi.20020314083102.debug chg-scsi: debug 1 pid 20651 ruid 33 euid 33 start time Thu Mar 14 08:31:02 2002 ARG [0] : /usr/lib/amanda/chg-scsi ARG [1] : -slot ARG [2] : next Number of configurations: 1 Tapes need eject: Yes barcode reader : No Tapes need sleep: 70 seconds Cleancycles : 20 Changerdevice : /dev/sgb Tapeconfig Nr: 0 Drivenumber : 0 Startslot : 0 Endslot : 6 Cleanslot : -1 Devicename : /dev/nst0 changerident : none SCSITapedev : none tapeident : none statfile : none Slotfile : /etc/amanda/DailySet1/tape5-slot Cleanfile : /etc/amanda/DailySet1/tape0-clean Usagecount : /etc/amanda/DailySet1/totaltime ##### START OpenDevice OpenDevice : /dev/sgb SCSI_OpenDevice : use SG interface SCSI_OpenDevice : current timeout 6000 SCSI_OpenDevice : timeout set to 60000 ##### START SCSI_Inquiry SCSI_Inquiry start length = 56: ##### START DecodeSCSI SCSI_ExecuteCommand : INQUIRY 12 00 00 00 38 00 ##### STOP DecodeSCSI 08 80 02 02 33 00 00 00 41 44 49 43 20 20 20 20 ....3...ADIC.... 46 61 73 74 53 74 6F 72 20 44 4C 54 20 20 20 20 FastStor.DLT.... 30 31 31 38 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0118............ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 SCSI_Inquiry : end 0 ##### START PrintInquiry qualifier 0 type 8 data_format 2 ansi_version 2 ecma_version 0 iso_version 0 type_modifier 0 removable 1 vendor_info ADIC prod_ident FastStor DLT prod_version 0118 vendor_specific using ident = generic, type = Generic driver tape/robot [generic] ##### START OpenDevice OpenDevice : /dev/nst0 SCSI_OpenDevice : checking if /dev/nst0 is a sg device No link /dev/nst0 using ident = generic, type = Generic driver tape/robot [generic] need_eject set to 2 ###### START get_drive_count get_drive_count : fd 3 ##### START GenericElementStatus ##### START SCSI_ModeSense SCSI_ModeSense start length = 255: ##### START DecodeSCSI SCSI_ExecuteCommand : MODE SENSE 1A 08 3F 00 FF 00 ##### STOP DecodeSCSI [root@apple amanda]# clear [root@apple amanda]# more chg-scsi.20020314083102.debug chg-scsi: debug 1 pid 20651 ruid 33 euid 33 start time Thu Mar 14 08:31:02 2002 ARG [0] : /usr/lib/amanda/chg-scsi ARG [1] : -slot ARG [2] : next Number of configurations: 1 Tapes need eject: Yes barcode reader : No Tapes need sleep: 70 seconds Cleancycles : 20 Changerdevice : /dev/sgb Tapeconfig Nr: 0 Drivenumber : 0 Startslot : 0 Endslot : 6 Cleanslot : -1 Devicename : /dev/nst0 changerident : none SCSITapedev : none tapeident : none statfile : none Slotfile : /etc/amanda/DailySet1/tape5-slot Cleanfile : /etc/amanda/DailySet1/tape0-clean Usagecount : /etc/amanda/DailySet1/totaltime ##### START OpenDevice OpenDevice : /dev/sgb SCSI_OpenDevice : use SG interface SCSI_OpenDevice : current timeout 6000 SCSI_OpenDevice : timeout set to 60000 ##### START SCSI_Inquiry SCSI_Inquiry start length = 56: ##### START DecodeSCSI SCSI_ExecuteCommand : INQUIRY 12 00 00 00 38 00 ##### STOP DecodeSCSI 08 80 02 02 33 00 00 00 41 44 49 43 20 20 20 20 ....3...ADIC.... 46 61 73 74 53 74 6F 72 20 44 4C 54 20 20 20 20 FastStor.DLT.... 30 31 31 38 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0118............ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 SCSI_Inquiry : end 0 ##### START PrintInquiry qualifier 0 type 8 data_format 2 ansi_version 2 ecma_version 0 iso_version 0 type_modifier 0 removable 1 vendor_info ADIC prod_ident FastStor DLT prod_version 0118 vendor_specific using ident = generic, type = Generic driver tape/robot [generic] ##### START OpenDevice OpenDevice : /dev/nst0 SCSI_OpenDevice : checking if /dev/nst0 is a sg device No link /dev/nst0 using ident = generic, type = Generic driver tape/robot [generic] need_eject set to 2 ###### START get_drive_count get_drive_count : fd 3 ##### START GenericElementStatus ##### START SCSI_ModeSense SCSI_ModeSense start length = 255: ##### START DecodeSCSI SCSI_ExecuteCommand : MODE SENSE 1A 08 3F 00 FF 00 ##### STOP DecodeSCSI SCSI_ModeSense end: 0 ##### START DecodeModeSense 65 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 e............... 1D 12 00 56 00 01 00 01 00 07 00 00 00 00 00 52 ...V...........R 00 01 00 00 1E 02 00 00 1F 0E 0A 00 0A 0B 00 03 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 2C 43 6F 70 79 72 69 ..........Copyri 67 68 74 20 28 43 29 20 31 39 39 37 20 2D 20 32 ght..C..1997...2 30 30 30 20 41 44 49 43 20 20 32 30 30 30 2D 30 000.ADIC..2000.0 35 2D 32 35 57 F6 00 00 00 05 08 00 00 00 00 00 5.25W........... 00 80 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 06 08 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 08 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 ................ 00 52 09 00 00 00 20 03 00 80 00 01 00 00 00 00 .R.............. AC 00 55 F4 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ..U............. 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3C 56 2C 19 .............V.. 00 00 55 F4 30 BB 11 C0 60 00 36 C0 00 00 00 00 ..U.0.....6..... 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 27 57 7F buffer length = 97 ##### START BarCode BarCode : fd 3 Ident = [FastStor DLT], function = [generic] ##### START GenericBarCode 08 80 02 02 33 00 00 00 41 44 49 43 20 20 20 20 ....3...ADIC.... 46 61 73 74 53 74 6F 72 20 44 4C 54 20 20 20 20 FastStor.DLT.... 30 31 31 38 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0118............ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ##### STOP GenericBarCode => 0 ##### START SCSI_ReadElementStatus ##### START DecodeSCSI SCSI_ExecuteCommand : READ ELEMENT STATUS B8 00 00 00 FF FF 00 00 00 08 00 00 ##### STOP DecodeSCSI SCSI_ReadElementStatus : (1) SCSI_ExecuteCommand 0 SCSI_ReadElementStatus: DataBufferLength B0, ret 0 00 01 00 09 00 00 00 A8 ##### START DecodeSCSI SCSI_ExecuteCommand : READ ELEMENT STATUS B8 00 00 00 FF FF 00 00 00 B0 00 00 ##### STOP DecodeSCSI SCSI_ReadElementStatus : (2) SCSI_ExecuteCommand 0 00 01 00 09 00 00 00 A8 01 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 ................ 00 56 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 .V.............. 02 00 00 10 00 00 00 70 00 01 08 00 00 00 00 00 .......p........ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 09 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 80 00 02 00 00 00 00 00 03 09 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 80 00 03 00 00 00 00 00 04 08 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 80 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 05 08 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 80 00 05 00 00 00 00 00 06 08 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 07 08 00 00 00 00 00 ................ 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 10 00 00 00 10 ................ 00 52 09 00 00 00 20 03 00 80 00 01 00 00 00 00 .R.............. Media Transport Elements (robot arms) : Element #0086 E EXCEPT = 00 ASC = 00 ASCQ = 00 Type 1 From = -001 TAG = Storage Elements (Media slots) : Element #0001 E EXCEPT = 00 ASC = 00 ASCQ = 00 Type 2 From = -001 TAG = Element #0002 F EXCEPT = 00 ASC = 00 ASCQ = 00 Type 2 From = 0002 TAG = Element #0003 F EXCEPT = 00 ASC = 00 ASCQ = 00 Type 2 From = 0003 TAG = Element #0004 E EXCEPT = 00 ASC = 00 ASCQ = 00 Type 2 From = 0004 TAG = Element #0005 E EXCEPT = 00 ASC = 00 ASCQ = 00 Type 2 From = 0005 TAG = Element #0006 E EXCEPT = 00 ASC = 00 ASCQ = 00 Type 2 From = -001 TAG = Element #0007 E EXCEPT = 00 ASC = 00 ASCQ = 00 Type 2 From = -001 TAG = Data Transfer Elements (tape drives) : Element #0082 F EXCEPT = 00 ASC = 00 ASCQ = 00 Type 4 From = 0001 TAG = SCSI ADDRESS = 3 Import/Export Elements : ###### START drive_loaded drive_loaded : fd 3 drivenum 0 ##### START eject_tape ##### START GenericEject GenericEject : use mtio ioctl for eject on /dev/nst0 ##### STOP eject_tape [0] ###### START unload unload : fd 3, slot 1, drive 0 unload : unload drive 0[82] slot 1[2] unload : Slot 0 address 2 is full ###### START find_empty start at 0, end at 7 ###### END find_empty [0] unload : try to unload to slot 0 ##### START GenericMove GenericMove : from = 82, to = 1 GenericMove : can't send SCSI commands to tape, no log pages read ##### START LookupElement ##### STOP LookupElement (DTE) ##### START LookupElement ##### STOP LookupElement (STE) CheckMove : pDeviceCapabilitiesPage == NULLChgExit in CheckMove, reason DeviceCapabilitiesPage == NULL [root@apple amanda]# ------------------- > Hi, > On Thu, Mar 14, 2002 at 09:00:06AM -0500, Zhen Liu wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Thank you very much for your suggestion. > > > > Meanwhile, I got another problem...when I enter the command "amtape > > daily show" I got the following message: scanning all 7 slots in > > tape-changer rack: slot1: date X Label DailySet11 amtape: could not > > load slot DeviceCapabilitiesPage: == Null. > > Hmm, that is an indicator that the device for the robot is wrong. > Can you send the debug output (/tmp/amanda) > > Thomas > > -- > ----------------------------------------------- > | Thomas Hepper [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | ( If the above address fail try ) | > | ( [EMAIL PROTECTED]) | > ----------------------------------------------- > Zhen Liu Via Webmail [EMAIL PROTECTED]