Hi, Dave Ewart,

on Dienstag, 11. Mai 2004 at 11:47 you wrote to amanda-users:

DE> blackhole: ~ # mt -f /dev/st0 status

DE> drive type = Generic SCSI-2 tape
DE> drive status = 1073741824
DE> sense key error = 0
DE> residue count = 0
DE> file number = 0
DE> block number = 0
DE> Tape block size 0 bytes. Density code 0x40 (unknown).
DE> Soft error count since last status=0
DE> General status bits on (41010000):
DE>  BOT ONLINE IM_REP_EN

DE> Anything odd there?

No.

Try to write and read things to/from a tape and look at your
kernel-messages.

>> Maybe try another tape, but as you said that this happens since 2 days
>> (and 2 tapes, I assume, or is it still the same?) the scsi-system
>> seems to be responsible.

DE> Appears to have affected two tapes now ... so I'm guessing it's not the
DE> tapes.  Will try playing with the connectors and perhaps reseat the
DE> controller card, that sort of thing.

This sometimes does the trick ...

-- 
best regards,
Stefan

Stefan G. Weichinger
mailto:monitor AT oops.co DOT at