On Thu, Mar 29, 2001 at 08:14:58PM -0500, Orville Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> [...]
> Command
> [root@Server1 /]# mt -f /dev/nst0 offline
> Response
> /dev/nst0: Input/output error
>
> Command
> [root@Server1 /]# mt -f /dev/nst0 rewoffl
> Response
> /dev/nst0: Input/output error
>
> This was done on a e-Smith 4.1.1 with last tape backup updates.
> Tape drive is SCSI using TR4. This drive performs a successful backup every
> night.
Did you have a tape loaded? Some drives give "I/O error" when you try to
access them with no tape loaded.
Gordon
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