Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 17:13:31 -0700 From: Gunnar H reichert-Weygold <postmaster@paganlibrary.com> To: pryker@skynetweb.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Tape Drive Insanity Message-ID: <99091717161300.00277@gunnar.my.domain> References: <37E1ECE4.32D78693@skynetweb.com>
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I have EXACTLY the same drive in the same configuration. /sbin/dump -0u -a -f /dev/rsa0 /usr does it for me. I don't "mt" it, I just run dump. On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Phillip Ryker wrote: > I am confused as how to use a tape system under FreeBSD. I have a > system running FreeBSD v3.3 -STABLE. I have completed a recent make > world and have built a custom kernel to support the tape system. > > The Tape system I am using is a Seagate Travan SCSI 4 - 8 gig system. > The pape is seen as device sa0. When I type the following command: > > mt status > > I get: > > Mode Density Blocksize bpi Compression > Current: 0x45 variable 0 enable > ---------available modes--------- > 0: 0x45 variable 0 enable > 1: 0x45 variable 0 enable > 2: 0x45 variable 0 enable > 3: 0x45 variable 0 enable > --------------------------------- > Current Driver State: at rest. > --------------------------------- > File Number: 0 Record Number: 0 > > I read through the handbook and I did exactly what it asks. I did a: > > mt fsf 1 > > And I got the following error: > > mt: /dev/nrsa0: fsf: Input/output error > > And the /var/log/messages reports: > > Sep 17 14:38:06 ns5 /kernel: (sa0:ahc0:0:4:0): SPACE. CDB: 11 1 0 0 1 0 > Sep 17 14:38:06 ns5 /kernel: (sa0:ahc0:0:4:0): BLANK CHECK req sz: 1 > (decimal) asc:0,5 > Sep 17 14:38:06 ns5 /kernel: (sa0:ahc0:0:4:0): End-of-data detected > > ALso, when I try to run a dump as follows: > > dump -0u /etc > > I get the following: > > bash-2.03# dump -0u /etc > DUMP: Date of this level 0 dump: Fri Sep 17 14:40:02 1999 > DUMP: Date of last level 0 dump: the epoch > DUMP: Dumping /etc to /dev/rsa0 > DUMP: bad sblock magic number > DUMP: The ENTIRE dump is aborted. > > Any insight on what I am doing wrong here or any help would be greatly > appreciated!! > > Thank you > > > 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
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