Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 20:43:02 -0400 From: Ronnie Schwartz <ronnie@rustybrick.com> To: <linux-poweredge@dell.com> Subject: Re: IDE Tape Drive on FreeBSD Message-ID: <200210160348.g9G3mOQQ000188@fbsd2.rustybrick.net> In-Reply-To: <6ECBC23C7CCF794BBA3EC7E566871ACB02461915@AUSXMPC102.aus.amer.dell.com>
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I made the tape master and cd slave using jumpers. Still doesn't work. Tar
writes some stuff and it hangs midway. The drive activity light is now on
until I restart the machine.
Any ideas?
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Ronnie Schwartz
RustyBrick
ronnie@rustybrick.com
www.rustybrick.com
845.352.3707
> From: Steve_Boley@Dell.com
> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 13:03:38 -0500
> To: ronnie@rustybrick.com
> Subject: RE: IDE Tape Drive on FreeBSD
>
> We have had problems with this in the past with linux and the cable select.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronnie Schwartz [mailto:ronnie@rustybrick.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 1:00 PM
> To: Steve_Boley@exchange.dell.com
> Subject: Re: IDE Tape Drive on FreeBSD
>
>
> Hi,
>
> It worked fine under dos. Would that still be the issue?
>
> In addition, I tried making the tape drive master and unplugging the cd
> drive (although I didn't do the jumpers.. My tweezers were not strong
> enough).
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> ------------------
> Ronnie Schwartz
> RustyBrick
> ronnie@rustybrick.com
> www.rustybrick.com
> 845.352.3707
>
>> From: Steve_Boley@Dell.com
>> Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 12:33:39 -0500
>> To: ronnie@rustybrick.com
>> Subject: RE: IDE Tape Drive on FreeBSD
>>
>> Make sure the tape drive is set to master and cdrom is set to slave on the
>> jumpers and not cable select.
>> Steve
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ronnie Schwartz [mailto:ronnie@rustybrick.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:28 PM
>> To: linux-poweredge@exchange.dell.com
>> Subject: IDE Tape Drive on FreeBSD
>>
>>
>> Hi, I have a PowerVault 100T IDE Tape Drive installed in a server running
>> FreeBSD. FreeBSD seems to recognize the drive. However, when I try to
>> write to the drive or rewind it, I get an I/O error. Any ideas? Thanks
> for
>> your help.
>>
>> # dmesg | grep TAPE
>> ast0: TAPE <Seagate STT20000A> at ata1-slave PIO4
>>
>> # mt -f /dev/ast0 status
>> Mode Density Blocksize bpi Compression
>> Current: 0x01:X3.22-1983 512 bytes 800 none
>> ---------available modes---------
>> 0: default variable 0 none
>> 1: default variable 0 none
>> 2: default variable 0 none
>> 3: default variable 0 none
>> ---------------------------------
>> File Number: 0 Record Number: 0 Residual Count 0
>>
>> # mt -f /dev/ast0 rewind
>> mt: /dev/ast0: rewind: Input/output error
>>
>> In addition, it seems that instead of getting errors now, it just hangs,
> not
>> sure why. I need to restart the server to kill the process.
>>
>> Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> ------------------
>> Ronnie Schwartz
>> RustyBrick
>> ronnie@rustybrick.com
>> www.rustybrick.com
>> 845.352.3707
>>
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