hello all, i have a PowerStor L200 DLT tape-changer unit connected via an Adaptec 29160 controller, and am running my amanda server (v2.4.2p2) on a Linux RH v7.1 box. i can read/label/write to a tape in the drive, and if i use 'amtape <conf> eject', my L200 automatically unloads the tape currently in the drive and grabs the next one in the magazine. however, if i run an 'amcheck <conf>' i get "slot is empty" errors for every slot in the magazine, even though they all have tapes in them (i.e.): Amanda Tape Server Host Check ----------------------------- Holding disk /backup: 74779256 KB disk space available, using 65342072 KB amcheck-server: slot 6: reading label: Input/output error amcheck-server: slot 7: slot is empty amcheck-server: slot 0: slot is empty amcheck-server: slot 1: slot is empty amcheck-server: slot 2: slot is empty amcheck-server: slot 3: slot is empty amcheck-server: slot 4: slot is empty amcheck-server: slot 5: slot is empty ERROR: new tape not found in rack (expecting a new tape) NOTE: skipping tape-writable test Server check took 40.692 seconds Amanda Backup Client Hosts Check -------------------------------- Client check: 1 host checked in 0.037 seconds, 0 problems found (brought to you by Amanda 2.4.2p2) here's a copy of my chg-multi.conf: multieject 0 gravity 0 needeject 1 ejectdelay 20 statefile /var/log/amanda/csd/changer-status firstslot 0 lastslot 7 orget to specify the no-rewind version of the device. slot 0 /dev/nst0 slot 1 /dev/nst1 slot 2 /dev/nst2 slot 3 /dev/nst3 slot 4 /dev/nst4 slot 5 /dev/nst5 slot 6 /dev/nst6 slot 7 /dev/nst7 also, what's the easiest way to sync/alter amanda so that it reads tapes sequentially from 0-7? it seems as though every time i run amcheck it increments the slot number it thinks its reading +1, even though the tape in the drive came from slot0 ? thanks in advance. Highest Regards, Edwin R. Rivera UNIX Administrator Tel: +1 305 894 4609 Fax: +1 305 894 4799 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>