From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 3 18:57:41 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36F1316A4EB for ; Fri, 3 Sep 2004 18:57:41 +0000 (GMT) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CA1C843D1F for ; Fri, 3 Sep 2004 18:57:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.11.7) id i83IvZo04219; Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:57:35 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200409031857.i83IvZo04219@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: dkelly@HiWAAY.net (David Kelly) Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:57:34 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: from "David Kelly" at Sep 03, 2004 01:05:27 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL2] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: Joe Stuart cc: "<" Subject: Re: Tape drive X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Sep 2004 18:57:41 -0000 > > > On Sep 3, 2004, at 11:56 AM, Joe Stuart wrote: > > > I'm trying to backup to tape, but everything I try I get device not > > configured. > > > > tar -c /home/joe > > tar: /dev/sa0: Cannot open: Device not configured > > > > mt -f /dev/sa0 rewind > > mt: /dev/sa0: Device not configured > > > > The device is on and loaded with tapes. Below is the output that is in > > the messages log when the server boots, so I'm assuming the server sees > > the tape drive alright. Any help is appreciated. > > "tapes" plural? Its a jukebox/changer? If so then the problem is that > you haven't completed the process to cause a tape to load in the drive. > Can't help other than recommending the man page for ch(4). > > I have a similar Archive SCSI DAT drive which produces the same "Device > not configured" message when a tape is not loaded, or not yet ready > after being inserted. I will add my 'me too' here. On some machines, we get that with various models of DAT drives. Generally, though, it is with our program that writes a header file directly to the tape before the backup. Then, if I switch it to use tar to write the header file, it works OK. But, sometimes even the tar won't write. I really suspect there is some weirdness in the driver vs the controller for some tape drives that isn't handled well. But, I am not up to tinking the drivers. ////jerry > > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net > ======================================================================== > Top-posters will not be shown the honor of a reply. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >