I’m running Ubuntu 24.04 and bacula 15.3. I got it labeled using btape I’m not sure why it would not work under bconsole label . I added the new volume to the catalog and the tape seems to be working now. Thanks for all the help.
Kelly > On Aug 6, 2026, at 4:30 AM, Arno Lehmann via Bacula-users > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Am 06.08.2026 um 05:51 schrieb Rob Gerber: >> I believe the problem could be that you wrote eof to the drive using the >> non-rewinding device, unless you issued a rewind separately. >> However, the tape being unlabeled doesn't entirely fit that theory. >> Just in case, here is the string I use to wipe a tape: >> sudo mt -f /dev/st0 eof > > I think that should be mt -f ... weof 2 > > The "w" is optional. The 2 may make a difference as by convention, 2 EOF > marks are considered an End of Data / End of tape and thus will make it clear > that this tape is really not containing data. > > Also, do make sure to rewind beforehand, as Rob mentioned, unless it was > freshly loaded into the drive. > > A tape without a Bacula label at its beginning but containing readable data > will not be used by Bacula, which is the way it should be. > >> Are you sure the tape's write protect flag is disengaged? >> If none of my suggestions help, please reply with the version of bacula you >> are using. Also, how many drives do you have? Is it possible the label >> command is referencing the wrong drive? > > And if all this doesn't lead anywhere, try using btape. You'll have to > unmount/release in Bacula, or stop the SD first, but then you'll have a tool > to first investigate, then explicitly wipe and manually relabel. After that, > using the bconsole 'add' command should get things sorted out. > > However, if this is needed, the investigation step should not be skipped -- > it's a good idea to be able to really trust the Bacula labeling process. > > Cheers, > > Arno > >> Regards, >> Robert Gerber >> 402-237-8692 >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM Kelly Price <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Hi >> I have a tape “NTA658” that had an apparent barcode label error >> on it. I replaced the barcode label with a new one and did a mt -f / >> dev/nst0 erase. I’m now trying to relabel it (new label = ARR379L8”) >> but I get the following: >> *label barcode >> Automatically selected Storage: Changer1 >> Connecting to Storage daemon Changer1 at >> fnas1.cse.eng.auburn.edu:9103 <http://fnas1.cse.eng.auburn.edu:9103/> ... >> 3306 Issuing autochanger "slots" command. >> Device "Drive-1" has 16 slots. >> Connecting to Storage daemon Changer1 at >> fnas1.cse.eng.auburn.edu:9103 <http://fnas1.cse.eng.auburn.edu:9103/> ... >> 3306 Issuing autochanger "list" command. >> The following Volumes will be labeled: >> Slot Volume >> ============== >> 1 ARR379L8 >> Do you want to label these Volumes? (yes|no): yes >> Defined Pools: >> 1: CleaningPool >> 2: Default >> 3: Scratch >> Select the Pool (1-3): 2 >> Connecting to Storage daemon Changer1 at >> fnas1.cse.eng.auburn.edu:9103 <http://fnas1.cse.eng.auburn.edu:9103/> ... >> Sending label command for Volume "ARR379L8" Slot 1 ... >> 3912 Failed to label Volume ARR379L8: ERR=block.c:588 The >> Volume=ARR379L8 on device="Drive-1" (/dev/nst0) appears to be unlabeled. >> Label command failed for Volume ARR379L8. >> Thanks for any help, >> Kelly >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:Bacula- >> [email protected]> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users <https:// >> lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users> >> _______________________________________________ >> Bacula-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users > > -- > Arno Lehmann > > IT-Service Lehmann > Sandstr. 6, 49080 Osnabrück > > > > _______________________________________________ > Bacula-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
