> > > Hello all, > > I get I/O errors when I attempt to > > mt -f /dev/nrft0 fsf # > > my HP/Colorado T1000 tape drive. I'm gonna guess it's either not a > supported action or a bug, but it doesn't really matter. Is there any > easy workaround for this problem, preferable one which integrates easily > into a perl backup script?
You _have_ written somthing on the tape I hope? For ftape to work with mt you have to do "mt -f /dev/ftape erase", perhaps the same thing goes for /dev/nrft0? [Klippa, klapp, kluppit] > Thanks for the help! > > --Pete > _______________________________________________________________ > Peter J. Templin, Jr. Client Services Analyst > Computer & Communication Services tel: (717) 524-1590 > Bucknell University [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Mor ror, far tar, Martin S. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]