tape drive problems
I just installed an internal SCSI HP DDS3 drive and am having trouble getting
it to work.
If I put in a new tape and try to erase it receive the following error:
z8:~/backup# mt -f /dev/st0 erase
/dev/st0: Input/output error
and the following shows up in the syslog:
Nov 5 16:30:35 z8 kernel: st0: Error with sense data: Current st09:00: sns =
70 3
Nov 5 16:30:35 z8 kernel: ASC=3b ASCQ= 0
Nov 5 16:30:35 z8 kernel: Raw sense data:0x70 0x00 0x03 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
0x0e 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x3b 0x00 0x02 0x00 0x00 0xee 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
I'm able to eject tapes just fine, so I know that mt is communicating with
the drive on some level.
The other device on the SCSI change (CD-R) works fine -- I'm able to rip CDs,
listen to music and do all kinds of other things, so I'm hesitant to suspect
a termination problem. I've checked the IDs to ensure each is unique. (st0
is ID2 and scd0 is ID4) I've also checked the cable to make sure it's
plugged in snugly and also swapped it out with another cable, just to make
sure. I've used four different DAT tapes and have also cleaned the drive
with a fresh, brand new cleaning tape.
Any suggestions?
--kurt
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