From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Jan 12 08:34:55 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA09025 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 08:34:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from bsd-daemon.net (bsd-daemon.net [209.90.150.171]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA09020 for ; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 08:34:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from pjp@bsd-daemon.net) Received: from localhost (pjp@localhost) by bsd-daemon.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with SMTP id LAA06974; Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:34:39 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1999 11:34:38 -0500 (EST) From: Peter Philipp To: Neil Long cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HP Travan tape drive In-Reply-To: <990112154111.ZM11208@ratbert.oucs.ox.ac.uk> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG try using mt(1). mt rewind should do it. Peter Philipp (PP2441) Daemonic Networks "In theory, theory is the same as practice, but not in practice" - ??? On Tue, 12 Jan 1999, Neil Long wrote: > Just a quick follow-up and further plea for help.... > > The T4000 'worked' fine on a different FreeBSD box (not at all on a > Linux, no idea what to do to make it see it) until I tried a bsf mt > command, now the tape is not at the start or wherever and I get > > /kernel: st0(aha0:4:0): MEDIUM ERROR asc:15,2 > /kernel: st0(aha0:4:0): Positioning error detected by read of medium > > I can't believe anyone uses these devices for backups .... > > any idea how to force it to rewind regardless of position?? > > Neil > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message