--- In amanda-users AT yahoogroups DOT com, Jon LaBadie <jon@j...> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Nov 09, 2005 at 11:50:25PM +0100, yahoo@e... wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I use Suse 9.3 prof. with Amanda 2.4.4p3 and a Quantum DLT4000 
> > tape-drive with 35/70 GB DLT-tapes.
> > 
> > First step was erasing the tape and then labeled with amlabel.
> > 
> > Before defining some hardware-infos in the 
> > /etc/DailySet1/amanda.conf, I tested it with amtapetype.
> > 
> > But I got always the following error :
> > "Estimate phase 2....amtapetype: could not write any data in 
this 
> > pass: short write"
> > 
> ...
> > 
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > Here are the outputs from amtapetype
> > --------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > asterix:/etc # amtapetype -f /dev/nst0
> > Writing 128 Mbyte   compresseable data:  29 sec
> > Estimate phase 2...amtapetype: could not write any data in this 
pass: 
> > short write
> >
> 
> Unlikely to be your problem, but with todays' larger tapedrives
> it is always a good idea to let amtapetype know the approximate
> size of the tape with the -e option, 35GB in your case.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jon H. LaBadie                  jon@j...
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>

Sorry, that´s not the problem.

"amtapetype -f /dev/nst0 -e 35g" produce exactly the same error !