Re: mt I/O error w/ HP T1000 tape drive.

[Martin.Stromberg@lu.erisoft.se (Martin Stromberg)]

> 
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> 	I get I/O errors when I attempt to 
> 
> mt -f /dev/nrft0 fsf #
> 
> my HP/Colorado T1000 tape drive.  I'm gonna guess it's either not a
> supported action or a bug, but it doesn't really matter.  Is there any
> easy workaround for this problem, preferable one which integrates easily
> into a perl backup script?

You _have_ written somthing on the tape I hope?

For ftape to work with mt you have to do "mt -f /dev/ftape erase", perhaps the same thing goes for /dev/nrft0?

[Klippa, klapp, kluppit]

> Thanks for the help!
> 
>   --Pete
> _______________________________________________________________
> Peter J. Templin, Jr.                   Client Services Analyst
> Computer & Communication Services       tel: (717) 524-1590
> Bucknell University			templin@bucknell.edu
> 
> 

Mor ror, far tar,

							Martin S.


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