Thank you for your advice. mt -f /dev/st0 status and mt -f /dev/st0 rewind
both work. how can I make sure that I have permission to write to /dev/st0? how can I check that /dev/st0 are seen from dmesg ? Thank you!! On Mon, 27 May 2002, R.Curtis wrote: > >>>>> "jz" == Jianping Zhu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > jz> I have IBM iseries 230 sever with ridhat linux 7.1on it. I recently boutgh > jz> a new tape drive for IBM (20/40GB DDS/4 4mm Internal tape dirve) > > jz> I think I have setup the tape drive in the server. the server can detect > jz> the tape drive now. > > jz> But when I try to use linux command to back up a small diretory to the > jz> tape, it does not work. The tape does not even wind. > > jz> I used the commamd > jz> tar cvzf /dev/st0 /home/jianping > jz> I could see the tape-drive activity indicator and Catridge presence > jz> indicator on. But When the process finished, I found nothing had been > jz> done. the tape did not even wind(it was still in the original status). > > jz> What counld be the potential problem? > jz> Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated!! > > > How about trying to use some of the mt commands, such as > mt -f /dev/st0 status > or > mt -f /dev/st0 rewind > > These commands are part of the mt-st rpm and should at least tell > you if you can talk to the drive. > > Are you sure that you have permission to write to /dev/st0 and > that /dev/st0 are seen from dmesg ? > > > > -- > R. Curtis > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ccux.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -------------------------------- Jianping Zhu Department of Computer Science Univerity of Georgia Athens, GA 30602 Tel 706 5423900 -------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
