Hi, 17.02.2009 09:48, Thomas wrote: > Hi List, > > yesterday i did an upgrade from etch to lenny. > after the update bacula was no longer able to verify > that the tapes are loaded correctly. ... > > but the mt output shows no ONLINE > > > zlato:~# mt -f /dev/nst0 status > drive type = 114 > drive status = 1224736768 > sense key error = 0 > residue count = 0 > file number = 0 > block number = 0 > zlato:~# > > this is the output from the etch mt: > > /etc/bacula/mt -f /dev/nst0 status > drive type = Generic SCSI-2 tape > drive status = 1224736768 > sense key error = 0 > residue count = 0 > file number = 4 > block number = 0 > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x49 (unknown). > Soft error count since last status=0 > General status bits on (81010000): > EOF ONLINE IM_REP_EN > > > zlato:~# mt --version > mt (GNU cpio 2.9) > zlato:~# /etc/bacula/mt --version > mt (GNU cpio 2.6) > zlato:~# > > zlato:~# strings /bin/mt | grep -i online > zlato:~# strings /etc/bacula/mt | grep -i online > ONLINE > zlato:~# > > > currently i use the etch mt, but what was the correct way to use the lenny mt? > (compiling mt from source does not help, the output is identically to the > lenny mt, > so it looks not like a debian problem)
This seems to be a problem because the current mt produces different output... it would be best if you ran mt without a tape loaded and compared the output, so we can see what actually indicates a tape loaded and ready. Arno > Regards > > Thomas -- Arno Lehmann IT-Service Lehmann Sandstr. 6, 49080 Osnabrück www.its-lehmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
