Re: tape drive problems

[Ramin Motakef <ramin@motakef.de>]

Kurt Lieber <debian@kirpatrick.com> writes:

> 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
> 
  ............
> 
> Any suggestions?
> 
> --kurt
> 

Hi,
what kind of Cartriges do you use?
I also use a HP DDS3 tape, and found out, that it doesn´t like some
tapes. Especialy Sony tapes dont work in this drive. Maxtor and HP
cartriges work fine. 

Greetings,
      Ramin