I connected an HP SureStore C1561A to an Adaptec 1542 on a Compaq running RedHat
5.2. When I load the tape cartridge so that the drive shows "tape 0' and enter;
mt -f /dev/nst0 status
I get;
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.
Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default).
Soft error count since last status=0General status bits on (40050000):
BOT DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN
"mt -f /dev/nst0 load" returns;
/dev/nst0: Input/output error
I load "tape 1" manually and enter "mt -f /dev/nst0 status" and get;
SCSI 2 tape drive:
File number=0, block number=0, partition=0.
Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x0 (default).
Soft error count since last status=0
General status bits on (40050000):
BOT DR_OPEN IM_REP_EN
Attempts to tar a small text file called "test" to the tape drive result in;
[root@lcompaq /]# tar cvf /dev/nst0 test
tar: Cannot open /dev/nst0: Read-only file system
tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now
"mt -f /dev/nst0 offline" results in "tape 2" being loaded into the drive. At
that point, tar and mt behave as expected.
I would like to be able to use "tape 1" and eventually to be able to utilize the
autoloader capability of the drive. Any suggestions?
Jon Polacheck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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