Hey gang, No reply. I guess I provided to much data ;)
So to Simplify: Anyone ever use DDS2 tape drives? Cheers, -jpg >>>>> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006, jpg == [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: jpg> Subject: HP C1533A DDS2 tape drive jpg> From: jpg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> jpg> Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 14:16:27 -0800 jpg> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org jpg> Has anyone ever got an HP c1533a to work with tar/cpio/mt on Debian etch? jpg> All attempts have failed with: jpg> tar: /dev/nst1: Warning: Cannot close: Input/output error jpg> cpio: error closing archive: Input/output error jpg> mt: error closing archive: Input/output error jpg> and worse, like eating tapes and tape drives. Have tried 3 different jpg> known good HP C1533A tape drives, 2 different cables and numerous tapes. jpg> Actually have trashed a few tapes and 1 tape drive. Tape drives jpg> go through numerous repositionings, rewinds. cpio is the worst of the jpg> lot, as it actually kills the tape drive, whereas tar and mt just jpg> wrap tape around the capstan. jpg> Have done numerous cleanings, so that's not it. Also these tapes and jpg> tape drives were taken from running HP-UX servers where they performed jpg> flawlessly. jpg> There must be a module specific to DDS tapes that I am missing to keep jpg> tape tension set or disable reposition after every bit written or jpg> something like that. jpg> Details: jpg> Kernel: 2.6.17.1 jpg> Dist: 4.0 (etch) jpg> .config jpg> ======================================================================== jpg> # jpg> # SCSI device support jpg> # jpg> CONFIG_RAID_ATTRS=y jpg> CONFIG_SCSI=y jpg> CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS=y jpg> # jpg> # SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM) jpg> # jpg> CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y jpg> CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y jpg> CONFIG_CHR_DEV_OSST=y jpg> CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=y jpg> CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SCH=y jpg> # jpg> # Some SCSI devices (e.g. CD jukebox) support multiple LUNs jpg> # jpg> CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN=y jpg> CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS=y jpg> # jpg> # SCSI low-level drivers jpg> # jpg> CONFIG_ISCSI_TCP=y jpg> CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX=y jpg> CONFIG_AIC7XXX_CMDS_PER_DEVICE=32 jpg> CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY_MS=15000 jpg> CONFIG_AIC7XXX_DEBUG_MASK=0 jpg> CONFIG_SCSI_ADVANSYS=y jpg> CONFIG_MEGARAID_SAS=y jpg> ======================================================================== jpg> So has anyone ever crossed this bridge before? jpg> -jpg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]