I can't answer your problem, just that I've used that drive with Amanda with no problems. http://www.amanda.org/
Amanda has settings for the drive/media, you will find yours listed in their FAQ-O-matic. Hope that helps. On Mon, 2002-09-30 at 06:37, Sorin-Razvan Popa wrote: > Hi everybody, > > We have some problems with a new internal HP Surestore DAT 40 SCSI drive, installed >onto a new HP Netserver tc4000 (they've come together, a couple of months ago). > > We want to make some One-Button Disaster Recovery Tapes - or, at least some reliable >backup tapes (i.e. we want to write something to the tapes and be able to safely read >that data back). > > The DDS4 (40 Gb) tape reaches too quick the end of tape (or, at least so it says). >We have tried also with a DDS 3 tape, with same results. > > We have tried cpio, tar,dump, TapeWare 6.3 with SP3A, taper, hostdump.sh, etc., with >0, 512, 2048, 5120 bytes/ 28kb block sizes.; all we get is either a premature: "end >of tape reached. Insert new tape to continue ..." or "error. aborting, exiting, etc." >Tapeware says "Error xxx. Illegal request." when trying to make a Backup Tape. > > It seems we are unable to set the correct density and length of the tape (?!!) > > Inserting the 40Gb tape, the "mt [-f /dev/st0] status" command gives: > > SCSI 2 tape drive: > File number=0, block number=0, partition=0. > Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x26 (DDS-4 or QIC-4GB). > Soft error count since last status=0 > General status bits on (41010000): > BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN > > Following, the output of four commands: > > dmesg | grep st0 > cat /etc/modules.conf > cat /proc/scsi/scsi > lsmod > > ***** dmesg |grep st0 ******* > > Attached scsi tape st0 at scsi1, channel 0, id 3, lun 0 > st0: Block limits 1 - 16777215 bytes. > st0: Error with sense data: Current st09:00: sense key Not Ready > st0: Write not multiple of tape block size. > st0: Write not multiple of tape block size. > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > st0: Error 27070000 (sugg. bt 0x20, driver bt 0x7, host bt 0x7). > > > ***** cat /etc/modules.conf ******* > > alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc > alias scsi_hostadapter megaraid > alias eth0 eepro100 > alias scsi_hostadapter1 sym53c8xx > alias scsi_hostadapter2 sym53c8xx > alias usb-controller usb-ohci > alias sound-slot-0 cmpci > post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L >/dev/null 2>&1 || : > pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S >/dev/null 2>&1 || : > > > ***** cat /proc/scsi/scsi ******* > > Attached devices: > Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 04 Lun: 00 > Vendor: HP Model: SAF-TE Rev: 1124 > Type: Processor ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Host: scsi0 Channel: 01 Id: 00 Lun: 00 > Vendor: MegaRAID Model: LD0 RAID5 04193R Rev: H > Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 03 Lun: 00 > Vendor: HP Model: C5683A Rev: C111 > Type: Sequential-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > Host: scsi3 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 > Vendor: LITEON Model: CD-ROM LTN486S Rev: YKS4 > Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 > > > ***** lsmod ******* > > Module Size Used by > st 26976 0 (autoclean) > sg 29536 1 (autoclean) > cmpci 30896 1 (autoclean) > soundcore 4848 4 (autoclean) [cmpci] > ide-scsi 8352 0 > autofs 12096 0 (autoclean) (unused) > eepro100 18144 1 > appletalk 24944 0 (autoclean) > ipx 20128 0 (autoclean) > ext3 67760 7 (autoclean) > jbd 44512 7 (autoclean) [ext3] > usb-ohci 19344 0 (unused) > usbcore 54528 1 [usb-ohci] > sym53c8xx 57920 1 > megaraid 24080 11 > sd_mod 11584 11 > scsi_mod 98512 6 [st sg ide-scsi sym53c8xx megaraid sd_mod] > > Any advice/suggestion/comment will be most benefficial. > > Best regards, > > Sorin-Razvan Popa (Sammy) > -- Jeff Bearer, RHCE Webmaster, PittsburghLIVE.com 2002 EPpy Award Winner, Best Newspaper Website -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
