> Amanda can't fix bug in the scsi hardware/firmware. It's possible there's a scsi bug but since it always works the 2nd time hopefully more of a timing issue.
> Post the amtape debug file when it fail. amtape.20140106091626.debug: Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014: thd-0xe1ff960: amtape: pid 12109 ruid 0 euid 0 version 3.3.5: start at Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014 Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014: thd-0xe1ff960: amtape: Arguments: gen slot 1 Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014: thd-0xe1ff960: amtape: pid 12109 ruid 0 euid 0 version 3.3.5: rename at Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014 Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014: thd-0xe1ff960: amtape: chg-robot: using statefile '/local/etc/amanda/gen/changer-state' Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014: thd-0xe1ff960: amtape: invoking /usr/sbin/mtx -f /dev/changer nobarcode status Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014: thd-0xe1ff960: amtape: new Amanda::Changer::Error: type='fatal', message='error from mtx: SCSI error; Sense Key=No Sense' Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014: thd-0xe1ff960: amtape: pid 12109 finish time Mon Jan 6 09:16:26 2014 Steve -- Steven J. Backus Computer Systems Manager University of Utah E-Mail: steven.bac...@utah.edu Genetic Epidemiology Alternate: bac...@math.utah.edu 391 Chipeta Way -- Suite D Office: 801.587.9308 Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1266 http://www.math.utah.edu/~backus