MTX on FreeBSD using mtx-changer with ARCHIVE 4586 COMPAQ 28887-XXX

Hi All,

I recently obtained an Archive 4586/ Compaq 28887-XXX / Seagate/Conner 
Peregrine CTL96GF-S DAT/DDS-2 Autloader.  I've been searching the net trying 
to get this thing kickin with Amanda.  Previosuly I had one Seagate 
TRAVAN-NS20 drive which works just fine with amanda.  But its out to the 
vendor for waranty service.

I'm using FreeBSD-4.6-STABLE and have installed the MTX package from 
sourceforge.  MTX works like a charm and I am able to run all the commands to 
move tapes and check the status of the drive with no problems.  When 
attempting to use a changer glue script in Amanda, I get the same error with 
each one.  I've tried:

chg-chio,  chg-multi,  chg-scsi, chg-mtx, chg-zd-mtx and lastly, there is a 
glue script provided with the MTX package in the contrib dir called 
mtx-changer.  So far, I have had the best success with mtx-changer, however I 
still get an error.  Here is where I am at now:

amcheck-server: could not get changer info: badly formed result from changer: 
"Storage Changer /dev/changer:1 Drives, 4 Slots ( 0 Import/Export ) Data 
Transfer Element 0:Empty Storage Element 1:Full Storage Element 2:Full 
Storage Element 3:Full Storage Element 4:Full"

This is the same results mtx produces 'mtx status':

 Storage Changer /dev/changer:1 Drives, 4 Slots ( 0 Import/Export ) Data 
Transfer Element 0:Empty
       Storage Element 1:Full
       Storage Element 2:Full
       Storage Element 3:Full
       Storage Element 4:Full"

I have symbolically linked /dev/changer --> /dev/pass3  since mtx looks to 
changer by default.  My tape device is /dev/sa0 (no-rewind /dev/nrsa0).  
Device nodes appear to have been created by FreeBSD in /dev for each slot in 
the changer: /dev/nrsa0.0, /dev/nrsa0.1, /dev/nrsa0.2, /dev/nrsa0.3

Perhaps I need to modify one of these scripts?  Does anyone have a similar 
system or have experience working with Amanda with MTX on FreeBSD to steer me 
in the right direction?

-- 
Cordially,
Chris Tusa
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