Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 10:47:02 +0100 From: sthaug@nethelp.no To: steve@vic.cioe.com Cc: joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-scsi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Conner tapestor problems? Message-ID: <6271.857987222@verdi.nethelp.no> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:07:18 %2B0100" References: <19970310000718.MT14198@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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> > I have a conner tapestor (TSM4000R) SCSI tape backup. Thats one of them > > QIC-3080 jobs. I'm using Sony QW3080XLF tapes (what the drive recommended). > > > > Problem seems to be that I'm only getting use about an eighth of the tape. > > I run the backup of my system and get an I/O error (or a screenful of > > MEDIUM errors). > > That means you've got -- well, medium errors. > > I'm not very familar with this wannabe-QIC technology. Maybe it's > possible to reformat the cartridges? Try > > scsi -f /dev/st0.ctl -s 7200 -c "4 0 0 0 0 0" > > (Btw., which kind of medium errors do you get?) I have one of these, and it's working just fine for me. I use the same tapes, and I get very close to 2 GB (uncompressed) per tape. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no
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