Thanks for the tips.

All the low-level commands seem to be in order.  

I can use ammt, mt, amtape, mtx successfully.  I can use tar to write
to the tape, and read the contents back.  Amcheck shows no errors.

I'm using version 2.4.3.

What else should I check?

Thanks,

David




--- In amanda-users AT yahoogroups DOT com, Jon LaBadie <jon@j...> wrote:
> On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 10:21:21PM -0500, David Trusty wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > After I upgraded my system to redhat 9, the backups have quit working.
> > 
> > The file "/var/lib/DailySet1/amdump" ends with this line:
> >   taper: stream_accept: timeout after 120 seconds
> > 
> 
> Step back.  After the upgrade:
> 
> Can you write to your tape with things like dd?
> Do mt commands work with your tape drive?
> How about ammt?
> If it is a changer, can you manipulate it with mtx?
> Do amtape commands work?
> What does amcheck say?
> 
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