From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 29 23:59:25 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D76516A4CE for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:59:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp1.phx.gblx.net (smtp1.phx.gblx.net [64.208.25.103]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B67143D45 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:59:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scott@gblx.net) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp1.phx.gblx.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id iBTNxPE14651 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:59:25 -0700 (MST) Received: from unknown-228-phx.globalcrossing.com(64.213.82.228), claiming to be "P78CWYB9" via SMTP by smtp1.phx.gblx.net, id smtpdAAA9ZaWMC; Wed Dec 29 16:59:24 2004 Message-ID: <038c01c4ee02$6bf0e070$7a10290a@ams.gblxint.com> From: "Scott Stoddard" To: Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:59:23 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: Onstream DI-30 'mt erase' command no longer working in freebsd 4.8-RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 23:59:25 -0000 Hi all, I was wondering if anyone knows of a workaround for this = problem. I see this question has been posted awhile back but couldnt = find a reply. Other tape operations seem to be working but I cannot = erase a used tape. I know this has worked in the past so not sure if = something has changed in the newer distros, any suggestions? Thanks! root@homer:~# mt -f /dev/ast0 erase mt: /dev/ast0: erase: Input/output error --Scott