I have a similar problem w/ a machien for a client of mine. I had to stick the tape drive ALONE on the cable as master. no slave devices.
Ronnie Schwartz wrote: > I made the tape master and cd slave using jumpers. Still doesn't work. Tar > writes some stuff and it hangs midway. The drive activity light is now on > until I restart the machine. > > Any ideas? > > ------------------ > Ronnie Schwartz > RustyBrick > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.rustybrick.com > 845.352.3707 > > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 13:03:38 -0500 >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: RE: IDE Tape Drive on FreeBSD >> >>We have had problems with this in the past with linux and the cable select. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ronnie Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:00 PM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Re: IDE Tape Drive on FreeBSD >> >> >>Hi, >> >>It worked fine under dos. Would that still be the issue? >> >>In addition, I tried making the tape drive master and unplugging the cd >>drive (although I didn't do the jumpers.. My tweezers were not strong >>enough). >> >>Thanks for your help. >> >>------------------ >>Ronnie Schwartz >>RustyBrick >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>www.rustybrick.com >>845.352.3707 >> >> >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:33:39 -0500 >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: RE: IDE Tape Drive on FreeBSD >>> >>>Make sure the tape drive is set to master and cdrom is set to slave on the >>>jumpers and not cable select. >>>Steve >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Ronnie Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >>>Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:28 PM >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Subject: IDE Tape Drive on FreeBSD >>> >>> >>>Hi, I have a PowerVault 100T IDE Tape Drive installed in a server running >>>FreeBSD. FreeBSD seems to recognize the drive. However, when I try to >>>write to the drive or rewind it, I get an I/O error. Any ideas? Thanks >>> >>for >> >>>your help. >>> >>># dmesg | grep TAPE >>>ast0: TAPE <Seagate STT20000A> at ata1-slave PIO4 >>> >>># mt -f /dev/ast0 status >>>Mode Density Blocksize bpi Compression >>>Current: 0x01:X3.22-1983 512 bytes 800 none >>>---------available modes--------- >>>0: default variable 0 none >>>1: default variable 0 none >>>2: default variable 0 none >>>3: default variable 0 none >>>--------------------------------- >>>File Number: 0 Record Number: 0 Residual Count 0 >>> >>># mt -f /dev/ast0 rewind >>>mt: /dev/ast0: rewind: Input/output error >>> >>>In addition, it seems that instead of getting errors now, it just hangs, >>> >>not >> >>>sure why. I need to restart the server to kill the process. >>> >>>Any help will be greatly appreciated. >>> >>>Thanks. >>> >>>------------------ >>>Ronnie Schwartz >>>RustyBrick >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>www.rustybrick.com >>>845.352.3707 >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Linux-PowerEdge mailing list >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>http://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge >>>Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq or search the list >>>archives at http://lists.us.dell.com/htdig/ >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > -- Michael Joyner FreeBSD System Administrator http://manhattan.hq.dyns.cx/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message