Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 14:57:34 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister <jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: dkelly@HiWAAY.net (David Kelly) Cc: "<" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Tape drive Message-ID: <200409031857.i83IvZo04219@clunix.cl.msu.edu> In-Reply-To: <D5CE135E-FDD3-11D8-ABB5-000393BB56F2@HiWAAY.net> from "David Kelly" at Sep 03, 2004 01:05:27 PM
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> > > 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" >
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