Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 00:46:49 -0800 (PST) From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com> To: Roger Wilco <freebsd@m2mtechnology.com> Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Qantum DLT 7000 2150 tape unit Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011290045180.337-100000@beppo.feral.com> In-Reply-To: <NEBBIONCAPPDEJNFIAEGCEIDCAAA.freebsd@m2mtechnology.com>
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"Medium Error" means you're using the wrong tape. You didn't say what kind of DLT, but make sure you're using the DLT tape appropriate for it. On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Roger Wilco wrote: > I have recently set up a SCSI DLT tape unit on our FreeBSD file server to > take care of backups but I can not get it to work. > > I can get the status of the device (mt -f /dev/rsa0 status) and it looks > fine. Also, a few other commands work like errstat, rdhpos, rdspos. > > If I do a rewind (mt -f /dev/rsa0 rewind) I get the following error > messages: > (sa0:ahc0:0:5:0): Unexpected busfree in Message-in phase SEQADDR == 0x167 > > If I try to write to the device (dd of=/dev/nrsa0 bs=1024k) I get the > following error messages: > (sa0:ahc0:0:5:0): WRITE(06). CDB: a 0 0 40 0 0 > (sa0:ahc0:0:5:0): MEDIUM ERROR info:3fdb csi:0,0,0,2 asc:81,0 > (sa0:ahc0:0:5:0): Vendor Specific ASC > dd: /dev/nrsa0: Input/output error > (sa0:ahc0:0:5:0): tape is now frozen- use and OFFLINE, REWIND or MTEOM > command to clear this state > > I have tried it with several different tapes - that is not the problem. > > The SCSI card we are using is an Adaptec 2940U2W. > > If anyone has any ideas please let me know. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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