On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Darrell May wrote:
> If you have not tested your hardware previously, try a taper
> backup to confirm whether it is a hardware or software fault.
> Execute this command to test a taper backup:
>
> /usr/sbin/taper -T scsi
An even simpler test is probably a good idea. The less layers of software
the better, if you are trying to test hardware.
mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/st0 bs=1024k
dd of=/dev/st0 of=/dev/null bs=1024k
If you get an I/O error at anything other then end of tape during either
dd operation, you have a problem with the tape or tape drive.
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