Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:03:01 -0600 From: "Kenneth D. Merry" <ken@kdm.org> To: Ken Menzel <kenm@icarz.com> Cc: Eric Lee Green <eric@estinc.com>, freebsd-scsi@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 'ch' Errors using chio w-sony changer Message-ID: <20010411150301.B1830@panzer.kdm.org> In-Reply-To: <01be01c0c1cd$03d4ad60$711663cf@icarz.com>; from kenm@icarz.com on Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 10:46:23AM -0400 References: <20010409102114.A82661@panzer.kdm.org> <Pine.LNX.4.21.0104091618240.12640-100000@england.inhouse> <20010409175137.C86267@panzer.kdm.org> <01be01c0c1cd$03d4ad60$711663cf@icarz.com>
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On Tue, Apr 10, 2001 at 10:46:23 -0400, Ken Menzel wrote: > I only get errors on status from chio status -v or -V. All other > flags (sSbI) except of course the -a flag work fine. > > Ken, does your changer return an error (in dmesg) from 'chio > status'? > > > janeway# chio status -v > chio: /dev/ch0: CHIOGSTATUS: Invalid argument > janeway# chio status -V > chio: /dev/ch0: CHIOGSTATUS: Invalid argument > janeway# dmesg > <cut> > (ch0:ahc0:0:6:1): READ ELEMENT STATUS. CDB: b8 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 > (ch0:ahc0:0:6:1): ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0 > (ch0:ahc0:0:6:1): Invalid field in CDB sks:cc,1 > (ch0:ahc0:0:6:1): READ ELEMENT STATUS. CDB: b8 30 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 > (ch0:ahc0:0:6:1): ILLEGAL REQUEST asc:24,0 > (ch0:ahc0:0:6:1): Invalid field in CDB sks:cc,1 > janeway# Makes sense, your changer doesn't support volume tags. > > The problem was that his changer doesn't report source elements. He > was > > able to fix the problem by using 'chio move', but he didn't CC that > message > > to the list. > Ooops I thought I cc'ed the list must have hit the wrong button, > sorry. > > The tape drive does not have a bar code reader, it is a rather > inexpensive DDS4 changer, that gives me 192 gig capacity, plus I can > order it right in the computer from Dell. Sounds pretty cool. Changers don't need barcode readers to support volume tags. Some changers allow you to set a volume tag for a given tape. Ken -- Kenneth Merry ken@kdm.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-scsi" in the body of the message
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